| Rohini Kosoglu, formerly domestic policy adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris, has turned her post-government career toward a pressing question: How will AI transform health care? Exploring answers is her focus as a policy fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. While she advised Harris, Kosoglu worked on the Biden administration’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, which warned industry last year that government would ensure “automated systems work for the American people.” In addition to the fellowship, Kosoglu is director of public policy and political affairs at the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign and a partner at Fusion Fund, a venture capital firm that focuses on health care investments. Kosoglu talked with Evan about her outlook on AI in health care. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What opportunities and challenges do you see in health care AI? There’s so much lacking in terms of what patients need. There’s a big opportunity to make the experience better, especially since the quality and volume of data we have in health care is so rich. We also need to stay vigilant. We need to make sure that people get truthful information and that this conversation feels accessible to them. No matter where people live, no matter what they look like, they should all feel a part of how we try and get this right. Is there enough tech expertise in Washington and government expertise in Silicon Valley? This is a moment where everybody’s got to roll up their sleeves and provide the best expertise that they can. We need to get the best talent to think through how to protect patients and also help patients get access to the best technology. I’m encouraged by what’s happening on Capitol Hill. Members are really focused on AI and bringing their colleagues in. There’s also a number of initiatives, including ones from Stanford, where people are really trying to think through how we can be a government that thinks about best-in-class technology while also making sure that people feel safe and comfortable. Why the emphasis on human-centered AI? As we think about AI policies, there can be an intentional effort to make sure humans are at the center. In health care, it’s not just about yourself. A lot of times, you have family or friends whose health care you’re involved with. With any advances in health care, we’re potentially saving so many people’s lives. But there’s also a balance that has to happen to make sure that we are protecting patients and that we are doing everything we can to make them feel safe.
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