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Deborah Burger

President of National Nurses United, the largest U.S. nurses union

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But this rush to implement untested and unregulated A.I. into care settings threatens our patients’ rights to person-to-person care, and their rights to privacy, transparency, and safety.

Deborah Burger

President of National Nurses United, the largest U.S. nurses union

In May 2024, Deborah Burger said the rush to put untested and unregulated AI into health care threatens patients' rights to person-to-person care, privacy, transparency, and safety.

President of National Nurses UnitedPublished May 15, 2024 · date of remarks not establishedNational Nurses United

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Burger continued, “Nurses regularly embrace technology that complements our bedside skills and improves the quality of care for our patients. But this rush to implement untested and unregulated A.I. into care settings threatens our patients’ rights to person-to-person care, and their rights to privacy, transparency, and safety.” The survey received responses from over 2,300 registered nurses and members of NNU. In the survey conducted from January 18 to March 4, 60 percent of respondents disagreed with the statement, “I trust my employer will implement A.I.

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Immediately before this sentence, Burger says nurses regularly embrace technology that complements bedside skills and improves care; her objection is to rushed deployment of untested and unregulated AI.

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“The survey and reports from nurses across the country demonstrate that we need an immediate pause on implementing A.I. in health care settings,”

Deborah Burger

President of National Nurses United, the largest U.S. nurses union

In May 2024, Deborah Burger said the rush to implement untested, unregulated AI in health care should be paused immediately.

President of National Nurses UnitedPublished May 15, 2024 · date of remarks not establishedNational Nurses United

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The findings, coupled with anecdotal reports from nurses at hospitals nationwide, underscore the urgent need for stricter regulation and greater input from nurses and health care staff on whether and how A.I. is deployed. “The survey and reports from nurses across the country demonstrate that we need an immediate pause on implementing A.I. in health care settings,” said Deborah Burger, RN and president of NNU. “As patient advocates, it is our duty to assess the evidence in front of us and question the unfounded marketing claims that A.I.

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Later in the release Burger says nurses regularly embrace technology that complements bedside skills; she directs the pause at the rush to deploy untested and unregulated AI, not at all health-care technology.

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