Abstract Aims: Medical case vignettes play a crucial role in medical education, yet they often fail to authentically represent diverse patients. Moreover, these vignettes tend to oversimplify the complex relationship between patient characteristics and medical conditions, leading to biased and potentially harmful perspectives among students. Displaying aspects of patient diversity, such as ethnicity, in written cases proves challenging. Additionally, creating these cases places a significant burden on teachers in terms of labour and time. Our objective is to explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted computer-generated clinical cases to expedite case creation and enhance diversity, along with AI-generated patient photographs for more lifelike portrayal. Methods: In this study, we employed ChatGPT (OpenAI, GPT 3.5) to develop diverse and inclusive medical case vignettes. We evaluated various approaches and identified a set of eight consecutive prompts that can be readily customized to accommodate local contexts and specific assignments. To enhance visual representation, we utilized Adobe Firefly beta for image generation. Results: Using the described prompts, we consistently generated cases for various assignments, producing sets of 30 cases at a time. We ensured the inclusion of mandatory checks and formatting, completing the process within approximately 60 min per set. Conclusions: Our approach significantly accelerated case creation and improved diversity, although prioritizing maximum diversity compromised representativeness to some extent. While the optimized prompts are easily reusable, the process itself demands computer skills not all educators possess. To address this, we aim to share all created patients as open educational resources, empowering educators to create cases independently.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed radiology substantially in the last years, where the focus of attention has mainly been on the radiologist. However, the radiographer’s role has been largely ignored even though AI is also affecting for example patient positioning, treatment planning and image reconstruction: tasks that are typically carried out by radiographers (and RTTs). Radiographers are currently not prepared for the changes in their profession that will come with the introduction of AI into everyday work.
People tend to be hesitant toward algorithmic tools, and this aversion potentially affects how innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) are effectively implemented. Explanatory mechanisms for aversion are based on individual or structural issues but often lack reflection on real-world contexts. Our study addresses this gap through a mixed-method approach, analyzing seven cases of AI deployment and their public reception on social media and in news articles. Using the Contextual Integrity framework, we argue that most often it is not the AI technology that is perceived as problematic, but that processes related to transparency, consent, and lack of influence by individuals raise aversion. Future research into aversion should acknowledge that technologies cannot be extricated from their contexts if they aim to understand public perceptions of AI innovation.
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Electrohydrodynamic Atomization (EHDA), also known as Electrospray (ES), is a technology which uses strong electric fields to manipulate liquid atomization. Among many other areas, electrospray is currently used as an important tool for biomedical applications (droplet encapsulation), water technology (thermal desalination and metal recovery) and material sciences (nanofibers and nano spheres fabrication, metal recovery, selective membranes and batteries). A complete review about the particularities of this technology and its applications was recently published in a special edition of the Journal of Aerosol Sciences [1]. Even though EHDA is already applied in many different industrial processes, there are not many controlling tools commercially available which can be used to remotely operate the system as well as identify some spray characteristics, e.g. droplet size, operational mode, droplet production ratio. The AECTion project proposes the development of an innovative controlling system based on the electrospray current, signal processing & control and artificial intelligence to build a non-visual tool to control and characterize EHDA processes.
Professionals worden steeds vaker ondersteund door AI (Artificial Intelligence, kunstmatige intelligentie). Maar hoe ervaren professionals dat? Welke vorm van ondersteuning versterkt hun professie en wat willen ze vooral niet? In dit project onderzoeken we hoe verschillende rollen voor AI (besluitvormer, adviseur of kennisbron) worden ervaren door aankomend professionals in de preventieve zorg. Doel Krachtige samenwerking professional en AI Met het project willen we inzicht krijgen in welke invloed verschillende vormen van samenwerking met AI heeft op waarden als autonomie en vertrouwen bij professionals. Deze inzichten willen we vertalen naar vormen van samenwerking waarbij de kracht van zowel professional als AI optimaal tot uiting komt. Resultaten Het beoogde resultaat van het project is een set aan concrete richtlijnen voor het context-afhankelijk ontwerpen van mens-AI samenwerkingen die recht doen aan persoonlijke waarden. Looptijd 01 april 2021 - 31 maart 2022 Aanpak We onderzoeken verschillende rollen van AI door middel van Wizard of Oz experimenten. Hierin voeren studenten paramedische studies een preventieve gezondheidscheck uit met behulp van een gesimuleerd AI algoritme. De resulterende richtlijnen toetsen we in focusgroepen met zorg professionals. Relevantie voor beroepspraktijk Het gebruik van AI heeft grote potentie voor de beroepspraktijk. Er zijn echter ook zorgen over de impact van AI op de maatschappij. Met dit project dragen we bij aan een ethisch verantwoorde inzet van AI. Cofinanciering Dit project wordt uitgevoerd als onderdeel van het programma R-DAISES dat wordt uitgevoerd in het kader van NWA route 25 – verantwoorde waardecreatie met big data en is gefinancierd door NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek)
Developing a framework that integrates Advanced Language Models into the qualitative research process.Qualitative research, vital for understanding complex phenomena, is often limited by labour-intensive data collection, transcription, and analysis processes. This hinders scalability, accessibility, and efficiency in both academic and industry contexts. As a result, insights are often delayed or incomplete, impacting decision-making, policy development, and innovation. The lack of tools to enhance accuracy and reduce human error exacerbates these challenges, particularly for projects requiring large datasets or quick iterations. Addressing these inefficiencies through AI-driven solutions like AIDA can empower researchers, enhance outcomes, and make qualitative research more inclusive, impactful, and efficient.The AIDA project enhances qualitative research by integrating AI technologies to streamline transcription, coding, and analysis processes. This innovation enables researchers to analyse larger datasets with greater efficiency and accuracy, providing faster and more comprehensive insights. By reducing manual effort and human error, AIDA empowers organisations to make informed decisions and implement evidence-based policies more effectively. Its scalability supports diverse societal and industry applications, from healthcare to market research, fostering innovation and addressing complex challenges. Ultimately, AIDA contributes to improving research quality, accessibility, and societal relevance, driving advancements across multiple sectors.
