Cloud-based AI services could help fight health misinformation
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Cloud-based AI services could help fight health misinformation
Photo: Getty Project Heal will track health misinformation trends and generate adaptable counter-messaging for public health agencies to use in their efforts to address false claims. A new platform is being developed by several major universities with the aim of combating misinformation about healthcare and public health policies. It's spearheaded by the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, UC Davis' Health Cloud Innovation Center and Amazon Web Services. The platform, called Project Heal, will use machine learning, generative artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to help public health officials shift from reactivity to proactivity in their efforts to address health misinformation. WHY IT MATTERS Misinformation has long been a public health challenge, but the pandemic put it in stark relief. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for instance, estimates that COVID-19 vaccine misinformation cost $50 million to $300 million per …
