Rethinking AI Implementation, Governance, and Responsibility in Healthcare

Artificial Intelligence is fundamentally transforming healthcare, enhancing capabilities in diagnostics, personalized medicine, and treatment planning, and streamlining administrative workflows. Unlike previous medical technologies, AI does not merely generate information; it increasingly participates in judgment, decision-making, and workflow prioritization. As a result, the central challenges surrounding AI extend far beyond algorithm development and technical performance.

American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation cordially invites you to a virtual Humboldt Dialogue on this important issue. The event will feature two eminent voices:

Dr. Uwe Fischer, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Yale School of Medicine; clinician-researcher focused on AI implementation, institutional absorption capacity, and healthcare AI governance

Prof. Dr. Ariel Dora Stern, Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Digital Health, Economics, and Policy at the Hasso Plattner Institute; Professor of Digital Health, Economics, and Policy at the University of Potsdam

The session will be moderated by AFAvH board member Dr. Timothy Angelotti, associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

This discussion will explore a broader framework for AI implementation in healthcare, including the growing gap between innovation and successful deployment, the concept of organizational absorptive capacity, the evolving role of governance and liability, and the importance of responsible implementation strategies. The panelists will examine why many promising AI solutions fail to scale, despite impressive technical results and discuss how healthcare systems, policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders can prepare for a future in which AI becomes an integral component of clinical and organizational decision-making.

Rather than focusing on individual applications, this conversation will address the larger question of how healthcare institutions can safely, effectively, and responsibly integrate a technology that may fundamentally reshape the way decisions are made throughout the healthcare system.