Misinformation in the Information Age
Unravelling Public Perceptions of Alzheimer's Treatments, AI in Medicine, and AI Job Displacement
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A discussion by:
Raweeha Raza
Sania Khurshid
Leena Alorbani
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Transcript
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Time Stamps--For Easy Navigation
00:07 Speakers introduce the topic of the podcast and themselves
00:45 Leena’s Topic: Communication of Stem Cell Therapy for Alzheimer’s
00:46 What is Stem Cell Therapy?
01:25 The First Human Trial
02:00 Examining Two Pre-Clinical Trials
02:57 Limitations
03:37 The challenges of moving from stem cell therapy in animals to human clinical trials for Alzheimer’s
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04:20 How researchers measure the effectiveness of stem cell therapy 5:02 Short-term and long-term typical improvements or outcomes that researchers look for in these trials
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05:48 Why the first trial wasn’t FDA-approved and the consequences of that
07:09 The Gap Between Scientific Research and the Understanding of the Public (Leena’s Research Findings)
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09:10 The significance of preconceived biases and its effects on how people understand the research and hesitate funding or volunteering
10:10 Next Steps
12:46 Who should be in charge of better communicating this research to the public?
13:31 Limitations of having more public involvement in this type of communication
14:23 How regular people can contribute to or support this research besides donating money
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15:14 Global cooperation with this topic
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16:30 The Most Important Thing to Communicate to the Public
17:31 AI as a Potential Alternative to Researching on Humans
18:00 Sania’s Topic: Communication of AI in Medicine
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18:02 Sania Introduces her Research
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19:04 Communication From the Book The AI revolution in medicine, GPT-4 and Beyond
20:22 Impact of Format of Communication and Accessibility
21:52 Misinformed and Inaccurate Claims and Their Impacts
22:49 Second Case Study: Carbon Health
24:55 Podcast: The Revitalised Doctor and Public Outreach
25:38 Sania’s Research Findings
26:16 Impact of the Novelty of AI on the Current Quality of Communication
27:43 Importance of Involving End-Users in the Design of AI in Healthcare
28:50 Next Steps
31:53 Collaboration of AI Developers and Medical Professionals to Ensure AI Implementation is Transparent and Ethical
32:57 Who should be in charge of better communicating this research to the public?
33:51 Measures to Protect Patient Data Privacy
34:32 Expanding Communication Reach to a Wider Audience Through Social Media and the Educational Audience
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36:18 Raweeha’s Topic: AI Communication Public Perceptions
36:31 Raweeha Introduces her Topic
37:19 Past Research on this Topic
41:25 Raweeha’s Research Findings
42:08 Disparity in Perceptions and Source of Communication Depending on Age
44:26 Impact of Terminology on Shaping Perceptions
46:10 Do WE Think an AI Revolution is Coming?
48:23 Raweeha’s Research Findings
50:27 Next Steps
53:35 Impact of AI on Medicine, Connection with Sania’s Topic
54:11 Intrigue > Truth?
54:54 Who should be in charge of better communicating this research to the public?
56:01 The Role of Public Figures
58:10 Key Takeaways and Final Remarks
Show Notes
Leena's Segment:
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Leena Alorbani Report - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TM4io7WxIp1pDPk33KsOxmz-aP9SD48e8JAnt L1DN58/edit?usp=sharing
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First Clinical Trial - https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01297218?cond=Alzheimer%27s%20Disease&intr=Stem%20Cells&rank=1
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Currently Ongoing Christopher Duma Clinical Trial - https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05667649?a=6
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Christopher Duma Alzheimer's Orange County Youtube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw4mdgX13j0
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This Week In Virology Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL55B28888146FAD78
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Sania's Segment:
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Sania Khurshid Report - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s1ZNoxLtqocqJS5KHUtYZ5TOt3GDSE9s/view?usp=s haring
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Carbon Health report -
https://carbonhealth.com/blog-post/introducing-hands-free-charting-ai-enabled-note- taking-for-more-personal-visits
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“Cognitive Revolution’s” interview with Issac Kohane - https://youtu.be/pS5Vye671Xg
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AMA Journal of Ethics - https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2019.138
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Raweeha's Segment:
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Raweeha Raza Report - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HES0aY_kEhaiDJQUnqOrPMKBwPAIy7HyHhcG VJ54bOw/edit?usp=sharing
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65% of U.S. citizens believe that their work will be replaced by a robot or intelligent algorithm within 50 years - https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1840/1/012040
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Movies and public figures, and their portrayal of AI in a frightening context - http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/utoronto/detail.action?docID=6340546
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Need for expert communication on social media - https://doi.org/10.1038/521415a
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AI’s transformative potential - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2019.08.002
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AI’s creation of millions of jobs by 2025 -
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/impact-artificial-intelligence-growth-and-employment
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AI and Human Collaboration - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78462-1_13
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AI better at mechanical and analytical while humans better at intuitive and empathy - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.04.065