Forum speaker hopes to start AI consulting group at Northwestern to facilitate change

Dr. Julian Bailes, left, discussed how AI technology will transform medicine and healthcare at the “Leadership in the Age of AI” forum at NSU March 19. Seated are Dr. Greg Handel, moderator, and panelists Dr. Neilank Jha and Monty Chicola.
Dr. Julian Bailes, left, discussed how AI technology will transform medicine and healthcare at the “Leadership in the Age of AI” forum at NSU March 19. Seated are Dr. Greg Handel, moderator, and panelists Dr. Neilank Jha and Monty Chicola.

AI works 120 million times faster than the human brain,” according to Dr. Neilank Jha, neurosurgeon, spine specialist and researcher. But AI — artificial intelligence — still needs human oversight. “The ideal approach is human/AI decision-making.”

Jha, a behavior economist – one who studies human behavior and decision-making — was one of three distinguished speakers at the “Leadership in the Age of…