The American Academy of Pediatrics has published guidance for pediatricians on the safe, equitable, and effective use of generative artificial intelligence (AI), acknowledging that the rapidly emerging tools offer both promise and risk.
Patient privacy and security must be at the forefront of AI, and tools need to be specifically designed for pediatric care, rather than adapted from adult models.
Most generative AI tools get trained on data where children are underrepresented, and few are rigorously evaluated in pediatrics specifically.
Developers should prioritize ways to ethically and safely incorporate pediatric datasets, address bias, and put into place strong data privacy and security safeguards that recognize children's developmental differences and family-centered needs, according to AAP.
The policy statement encourages development of AI tools that represent various races, ethnicities, languages, abilities, and socioeconomic statuses to avoid exacerbating health disparities.
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