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. 2023 Jun 30;2(6):e0000288. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000288

Table 1. Key topics that emerged from ACBC, across sessions, for each guiding question.

Guiding Question Key Topics from Participant Responses
(1.1) Tell us about your barriers to using AI/ML • Non-representative data sets
• Biased algorithms
• Issues with data access, privacy, & security
• Lack of infrastructure
• Complicated and inconsistent AI/ML language/terminology
(1.2 & 1.3) Tell us about ways to overcome some of these barriers & the resources you might need to address these barriers • Community outreach and engagement
• Meaningful collaboration with stakeholders
• Equitable investments in infrastructure, training, and research
(2) Tell us about your thoughts on the importance of using AI/ML to promote health equity • AI/ML can have positive implications for improving health disparities
• Opportunities for AI/ML to predict diagnoses, knowledge, and patterns in health
• AI/ML needs to be transparent, translatable, & relatable
• Community-oriented AI/ML is essential to developing solutions
(3.1) Tell us about concerns you have in using AI/ML in special or unique populations • Lack of transparency
• Historical and cultural context
• Need community buy-in from each different population AIM-AHEAD aims to engage
(3.2 & 3.3) Tell us how we can begin to address these concerns and/or biases & ways to engage these populations in AI/ML use and put the community first • Connect with existing networks to communicate information about AI/ML to their communities
• Build long-term relationships
(4. 1) Tell us about the best strategies for addressing diversity and inclusion in the field of AI/ML • Encourage interest upstream through promotion and training
• Recruitment of diverse individuals
• Focus on retention
(4.2) Tell us what practicing cultural humility should look like when doing this work • Culturally relevant & responsive engagement
• Representation matters
(5.1) Tell us about encouraging collaboration among all types of stakeholder groups and promoting multi-disciplinary AI/ML to promote health equity • Communicate mutual benefits
• Build tools together
• Create a dedicated space to foster collaboration
(5.2) Tell us about suggestions for building trust • Address data privacy & security
• Tell AI/ML success stories
• Ethical AI/ML will lead to increased trust
(6) Tell us what success for AIM-AHEAD would look like to you • AI/ML best practices & standards
• Researcher/workforce diversity
• Demonstrate results of AIM-AHEAD initiatives
• AI/ML becomes a household word
• Funding to under-resourced institutions/organizations
(7) Tell us about ensuring sustainability to help support communities, organizations, and institutions in the long term • Measurable results are important
• Communicating AI/ML real-life examples in everyday life help provide a frame of reference
• Continuous stakeholder involvement and empowerment
• Utilize existing networks & infrastructure
(8) Tell us how you would want to participate and engage with the AIM-AHEAD consortium • Co-develop curriculum and lead AI/ML training
• Regular communication & outreach from AIM-AHEAD
• Develop best-practices & guidelines for AI/ML development and use