This summer I was one of 40 girls selected to attend the AI4ALL program at Stanford University. During the three-week program, we visited Silicon Valley companies, learned how artificial intelligence is transforming various fields, and applied our programming skills to group projects. (My team’s project focused on using natural language processing to analyze social media and improve relief efforts following natural disasters). One of our guest speakers was Marina Sirota of UCSF, who is using AI to improve medical diagnosis and treatment. I was inspired by her talk and thrilled when she agreed to this interview. What are the biggest misconceptions people have about AI? What is the one fear or misconception you wish you could change? I think the biggest misconception about AI is that it can solve all of our problems – I think of AI as a way to help us to better do our job instead. For instance, in the context of biomedical applications of AI, we are not aiming to replace
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