JAMA+ AI Conversations

Join JAMA+ AI Associate Editor Yulin Hswen, ScD, MPH, for a conversation about the practical implementation of trustworthy clinical AI. Guests Emily Tat, MD, and Peter Brodeur, MD, discuss ARISE, a research network focused on the real-world effects of AI on clinical care.

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Designing Trustworthy Clinical AI

As artificial intelligence increasingly shapes population health decisions, evidence and accuracy matter. In this episode of JAMA+ AI Conversations, Associate Editor Yulin Hswen, ScD, MPH, speaks with Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH, Editor of JAMA Health Forum, about how AI is entering health policy, when it is ready for use, and what rigorous, policy-focused AI research is most needed.

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AI at the Policy Table

Why can signals that appear consistent across many studies still reflect shared bias; how do sibling comparisons help recalibrate cumulative evidence; and what AI-enabled approaches can add to large-scale evidence integration? Viktor H. Ahlqvist, PhD, from the Karolinska Institute joins JAMA and JAMA+ AI Associate Editor Yulin Hswen, ScD, MPH, to discuss why automated drug safety surveillance during pregnancy is urgently needed and how AI and computation can strengthen or undermine causal inference.

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AI Drug Safety in Pregnancy

How might AI amplify epidemiological insight into neurodegenerative and systemic disease? JAMA+ AI Associate Editor Yulin Hswen, ScD, MPH, speaks with Fang Fang, MD, PhD, professor at Karolinska Institutet and head of the Integrative Epidemiology group. Drawing on Fang Fang's work in ALS, Parkinson disease, dementia, energy metabolism, immune modulation, and gut microbiome interactions, their conversation probes how AI methods might help map disease trajectories, identify prognostic markers, and ultimately support precision prevention and translational research, while preserving scientific rigor and interpretability.

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AI and the Epidemiology of Complex Disease

What are the safety, evidence standards, and transparency needed for AI chatbots used in mental health contexts, particularly for young people. John Torous, MD, MBI, JAMA Psychiatry Author Interviews podcast host, joins JAMA+ AI Associate Editor Yulin Hswen, ScD, to discuss risks, data protections, and the clinical safeguards required to ensure responsible use.

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