April 2024 Meeting Minutes

Actions and Decisions

• The group adopted the charter and agreed to develop guidance and best practices for AI use in the UTHealth Houston community.

Key Discussion Points

• The challenges and opportunities of using AI in education, research, clinical care, and administration, and the need to balance innovation and privacy.
• The upcoming automated decision software inventory, with a review of the current template.

Proposals and Suggestions

• Dr. Yen-Chi Le proposed adding AI training to the annual compliance training.
• Ms. Christina Solis shared a resource on legal frameworks around AI: https://www.bytebacklaw.com/
• Dr. Xiaoqian Jiang shared the flyer for the upcoming seminar on generative AI hosted by SBMI: GAIN-Flyer.pdf
• Dr. Carolyn Pickering suggested discussing data safety and monitoring with respect to AI at the next meeting.

Next Steps

• Develop guidance and best practices for AI use in the UTHealth Houston community.
• Consider adding AI training to the annual compliance training.
• Potentially discuss data safety and monitoring with respect to AI at the next meeting.