AI documentary selected for public health-based film festival

Is artificial intelligence a revolutionary technology that will bring about major advances in health, or is it a threat to jobs, privacy and human existence? A new documentary short film explores AI’s innovative applications as well as its ethical issues through the perspectives of scholars, students and community members.

Shena Hays, a multimedia and video specialist at the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, served as director, writer, editor and executive producer of “AI in Public Health, a Snapshot in Time.” The documentary short film has been accepted to the American Public Health Association Film Festival as part of the association’s annual meeting held later this month in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The film festival is designed to highlight public health at the local, national or international levels. Films should demonstrate, educate, inspire and encourage a change for a healthier future. The selection committee chose Hays’ films from a large number of submissions and praised its high quality and interest.