RMA Speaker Presentation

Introduction by – Chris Hammer

Topic –

“Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Modern Society, Including Medicine”

Speaker(s) –

Harold A. Wilkinson, M.D., Ph.D.

Speaker Biography

• M.D., Duke Medical School, Ph.D., Duke Graduate School

  • Residency in Neurosurgery, MGH

  • 20 years joint professorships in Neurosurgery and

  • Neuroscience, UMass

Topic Summary

• • Assuming a more important role in many aspects of modern life.

  • Widely discussed in both medical and non-medical literature, on TV and social media.

  • Potentially large impact on modern life is widely touted, including medical care.

  • Much misinformation is being aired and shared.

  • A level of fear has been generated.