As Pennsylvania legislators try to get their arms around the rapid development of artificial intelligence, bills taking a variety of different approaches have made their way into the General Assembly.
This week, Sen. Nick Pisciottano, D-Monroeville, has joined a bipartisan effort started in the House to create guardrails for AI in healthcare.
A primary aim of the bill is to demand transparency from providers about when and how AI is used throughout the health care process. It requires what the industry refers to as a “human in the loop” assessing care and making final decisions.
“As AI becomes a bigger part of our day-to-day lives, we must make sure it is not being over-relied on in our health care system,” said Rep. Joe Hogan, R-Penndel, who co-sponsors a companion bill in the House. “This legislation would make sure that there is still a human element in place when determining life and death decisions.”
The bill comes years after AI solutions first entered the health care space. New advancements, however, have made the tech rapidly more conspicuous.
