On 14th July at 11 am, Professor Aviad Raz, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (IL), will give a talk at the Institute of Ethics and History of Health in Society (IEHHS).

Title: Who moved my CT scan? AI-human expert teaming in radiology

Location: IEHHS, Building A, Seminar Room (1st Floor), Gutenbergstr. 7, 86356 Neusäß

Participation is possible both in person and online via Zoom.

For those wishing to attend in person, we kindly request registration via email at: elisabeth.schroder@med.uni-augsburg.de

Zoom link for online participation

Abstract: Real-world clinical experience provides a much-needed opportunity for deep learning AI algorithms to evolve and improve. Yet, it also constitutes a regulatory challenge, since such potential for learning may essentially change the algorithm and introduce new biases. A related organizational challenge involves the much-needed ongoing oversight and quality assurance by health care providers-cum-deployers, especially during early adoption. Drawing on recent ethnographic work and interviews with radiologists in Israeli hospitals engaged in early AI adoption in healthcare, this talk focuses on the gaps between “lifecycle” regulation and implementation from the perspectives of the deployers, presenting initial findings regarding on-going learning patterns of selective reliance (rather than trust), and factors affecting successful human-AI teaming in clinical settings.

Short bio: Aviad Raz is Professor of medical and organizational sociology, and Director of Eitan Program for fostering inter-Disciplinary Excellence, the Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, Ben-Gurion University, Israel. His work focuses on the socio-ethical implications of disruptive medical technologies and their regulation, especially regarding genomics, AI in medicine, and patient organizations. He has published 8 academic books and over 90 peer-reviewed academic articles and chapters on medical sociology, health governance and public understandings of science, including a monograph on “Community Genetics and Genetic Alliances: Eugenics, Carrier Testing, and Networks of Risk” (2009, Routledge) and, co-authored with Silke Schicktanz, one of the leading works on socio-ethical analysis: “Comparative Empirical Bioethics” (2016, Springer). Raz was a visiting Professor at the Dept. of Sociology, University of California, San Diego, and a visiting scholar at Kyoto U., SciencesPo and the University of Leuven. He is co-leading several international research projects funded by the DFG, BSF, and ISF. Together with Prof. Ruth Horn, he is conducting a DFG-funded study on genetic testing and/or screening for cystic fibrosis in Israel and Germany: The interplay of policies and socio-ethical considerations.