AI is transforming health care, but not everyone will share the benefits

AI tools replicate the assumptions of the systems that built them. Often they are trained using data that does not represent marginalized people. (Pexels/Mart Production) Prime Minister Mark Carney recently launched AI for All — an ambitious five-year national strategy. It aims for $200 billion in economic growth, 250,000 new jobs and a surge in AI adoption across Canada, from 12 per cent to 60 per cent by 2034. As someone who works daily at the intersection of medicine, health systems and…