HHS AI Strategy: Innovation at What Cost to American Privacy and Security?

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently unveiled an ambitious strategy to expand its use of artificial intelligence across its divisions—an effort that, on the surface, champions innovation and efficiency within a historically cumbersome bureaucracy. Yet, beneath this veneer of progress lies a critical question: at what cost to American privacy, security, and trust?Can Efficiency Trump Privacy in America’s Health Sector?The strategy promises to embed AI tools deeply into the department’s operations—from streamlining workflows for federal employees to harnessing AI for real-time analysis of patient data and new drug development. This push reflects a continuation of the...