Washington, D.C. — White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Eric Lander and Deputy Director for Science and Society Alondra Nelson recently announced that OSTP is engaging a wide array of stakeholders—in industry, academia, government, civil society, and the general public—in a national endeavor to make sure new and emerging data-driven technologies abide by the enduring values of American democracy.
As a part of this effort, OSTP is co-hosting a series of six public events to promote public education and engagement in areas where data-driven technologies intersect with the lives of Americans. These events will bring together a variety of practitioners, advocates, and federal government officials to offer insights and analysis on the risks, harms, benefits, and policy opportunities of artificial intelligence and other automated technologies.
The Center for American Progress is pleased to co-host the final installment of OSTP’s public events series. Please join the Center for American Progress and the White House OSTP for a virtual discussion on the current and emergent uses of technology in the health care system as well as consumer products related to health. Panelists will discuss the impact of new technologies on health disparities; health care access, delivery, and outcomes; and areas ripe for research and policymaking.
As the concluding event in the “Bill of Rights for an Automated Society” series, the event will feature closing reflections on this critical public conversation and the path forward for protecting rights and promoting equity in emerging technologies.
WHO:
Introductory and closing remarks:
Alondra Nelson, Deputy Director for Science and Society, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Patrick Gaspard, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for American Progress
Panelists:
Finale Doshi-Velez, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University
David S. Jones, A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine, Harvard University
Jamila Michener, Associate Professor of Government, Cornell University; Co-Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity
Ziad Obermeyer, Blue Cross of California Distinguished Associate Professor of Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
Dorothy E. Roberts, George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights, University of Pennsylvania
Mark Schneider, Health Innovation Adviser, ChristianaCare
Moderator:
Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WHEN:
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
WHERE:
You must RSVP to watch the livestream event by clicking this link. An email will then be sent with instructions on how to watch.
For more information, please contact Claudia Montecinos at [email protected].