The CCG Tech Podcast is designed to engage with and connect academics, policy professionals, decision-makers, and others interested in issues of information technology law and policy. We talk to subject matter experts, technologists, and decision-makers to discuss the implications of emerging technologies on law and policy, and our daily lives.
With the rapid pace at which global technologies are evolving, we hope this podcast will create more spaces for conversations, diverse perspectives, thoughts and approaches to how we can bring considerations for societal benefit, democratic values, and constitutional principles closer to the core of technology development.
The CCG Tech Podcast is designed to engage with and connect academics, policy professionals, decision-makers, and others interested in issues of information technology law and policy. We talk to subject matter experts, technologists, and decision-makers to discuss the implications of emerging technologies on law and policy, and our daily lives.
With the rapid pace at which global technologies are evolving, we hope this podcast will create more spaces for conversations, diverse perspectives, thoughts and approaches to how we can bring considerations for societal benefit, democratic values, and constitutional principles closer to the core of technology development.
With the AI landscape rapidly expanding in India, how is it being applied in healthcare? What safeguards exist to prevent errors and misuse of AI?
In this episode, Shashank and Joanne speak to Amrita Sengupta on the use of AI in healthcare in India. They speak on auditing as a governance mechanism for AI and on using a data supply chain framework to understand the AI lifecycle for a healthcare application. They also look at ways to move towards safe and responsible data use in AI systems and adoption of accountability frameworks such as audits in India.
Amrita Sengupta is a research fellow at the CyberBRICS project. She was previously a Research and Programme Lead at the Centre for Internet and Society, India, where she focused on research at the intersection of technology and society. Her research interests and work lie in the areas of gender and technology, digital cultures, ethics in research methods, digital access, algorithmic biases and tech design, AI governance, and sustainability and tech.
Resources:
AI for Healthcare: Understanding Data Supply Chain and Auditability in India
Navigating the Digitalisation of Finance: User experiences of risks and harms
Hosts: Joanne D’Cunha, Shashank Mohan
Editor: Gopika P
Fact Checker: Joanne D’Cunha
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(The opinions expressed in the episode are personal to the speaker. The University does not subscribe to the views expressed in the episode and does not take any responsibility for the same.)