'Machines can't be let go mad when it comes to surgery'

Professor Richard Greene: 'They really want to ensure that AI has human agency and oversights, so we’re not letting the machines go mad as in the sci-fi movies.' Picture: Gerard McCarthy 

Using artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is not about letting the machines go mad, as responsibility for patients or errors has to be addressed, HSE chief clinical information officer Professor Richard Greene has said.

A citizen’s jury will examine the use of AI in Irish healthcare this autumn, with applications for membership open until June 21.