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Increasingly, individuals rely on generative AI to seek information in both personal and professional domains, including health and wellbeing. Lay individuals use LLM-based, general-purpose chatbots to look up information about diseases and health conditions, check symptoms, and seek clarification and explanations of information they receive from healthcare providers. These trends are not surprising, given the convenience, availability, and low cost of these technologies, as well as their ability to summarize vast amounts of evidence across many health domains. At the same time, they raise important questions about when such reliance is appropriate and how we should understand expertise and authority in an AI-mediated information landscape.
The workshop will bring together a panel of leading scholars in medicine, social work, nursing, public health, law, computer science, and philosophy, along with community partners, to reflect on a case study followed by a general discussion. Our goal is to spark critical dialogue and foster new collaborations around the responsible use of AI in health delivery, education, and research.
Registration Request Form: Registration will be prioritized for Columbia faculty, postdoctoral researchers, affiliated scholars, and invited external guests. If you are a student or external guest, you may be waitlisted to attend until closer to the event date. All who submit on the below form will receive a confirmation email and a calendar hold if your registration is approved. Thank you again for your interest in attending!
External Guest Deadline: If you do not have an active CUID and would like to attend, you are welcome to apply. The deadline for external registration is on Wednesday, February 25 at 12:00 PM.
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Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Timing:
- Breakfast (9:30 AM – 10:30 AM)
- Workshop (10:30 AM – 1:30 PM)
- Networking Lunch (1:30 PM – 2:30 PM)
Location: Columbia School of Social Work (C05)
Address: 1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027 – Map