Artificial Intelligence in Health Science: Advancing Research Responsibly and Ethically

Kirk Midkiff, MPH
Senior Director, Operations and Strategic Initiatives
RTI Health Solutions

Advances in artificial intelligence have significantly impacted research, promising new efficiencies and insights that accelerate discovery. While this technology holds great promise, it also comes with risk. We help clients understand how to effectively use AI in a rapidly changing landscape.

At RTI Health Solutions, we prioritize responsible AI use by adhering to 5 key principles.

Stakeholder Involvement 

We involve stakeholders in the decision-making process, respecting their preferences for AI use. Some prefer minimal AI involvement, while others are enthusiastic about leveraging it.

Protecting Data and Respecting Privacy 

We don’t input confidential or sensitive data into public AI models, ensuring the information remains protected. We don't input personally identifiable information or pseudonymized data into AI public models to maintain privacy and comply with regulations.

AI Tool Testing and Validation 

Our approach includes incremental testing and validation to mitigate risks of incorrect information, incorporating a 'Human in the Loop' approach for accuracy and reliability.

AI Tool Agnosticism

We adopt a data-agnostic and AI tool–agnostic approach, leveraging the best tools and data sources based on your use case.

Compliance and Governance in the Use of AI

We follow best practices and comply with regulations to ensure responsible AI use through internal policies and governance processes.

How can RTI-HS leverage AI for me?

At this point, you may be wondering, “How is RTI-HS using AI in their work?” We’ve employed several types of tools, including software to enhance productivity, applications in evidence synthesis for systematic literature reviews, and applications specifically targeted to meet unique client needs.

At RTI Health Solutions, we’re dedicated to the responsible use of AI to meet different types of research needs. You can be confident in the quality of our work, whether AI is used in the process or not. Ask us about using AI in your research.