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Artificial intelligence and the politics of avoidance in global health

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  • Shipton, Leah
  • Vitale, Lucia

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For decades, global health actors have centered technology in their interventions. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as the latest technology-based solution in global health. Yet, AI, like other technological interventions, is not a comprehensive solution to the fundamental determinants of global health inequities. This article gathers and critically appraises grey and peer-reviewed literature on AI in global health to explore the question: What is avoided when global health prioritizes technological solutions to problems with deep-seated political, economic, and commercial determinants?

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  • Shipton, Leah & Vitale, Lucia, 2024. "Artificial intelligence and the politics of avoidance in global health," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 359(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:359:y:2024:i:c:s0277953624007287
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117274
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