{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EBB 394 - Team EBB's Stance on AI in our Workplace","description":"Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how people search for information, including how families learn about pregnancy and birth. As this technology grows, it raises important questions about accuracy, ethics, and the role of human expertise in healthcare information.   In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Dekker and Dr. Sara Ailshire share a behind-the-scenes look at how Evidence Based Birth\u00ae developed its own AI policies. They discuss concerns about misinformation, bias, privacy, and environmental impact, as well as the potential effects on critical thinking and human connection.   Learn why EBB has chosen to avoid the use of AI in our research, and what that means both for our team and for you.   (03:22) Why EBB began developing an AI policy  (10:39) Defining AI, generative AI, LLMs, and hallucinations  (17:03) Ethical concerns: Accuracy, bias, and risks to evidence-based information  (20:14) Environmental impact of AI and data centers  (21:47) Privacy concerns and data security risks  (26:21) Intellectual property, sustainability, and loss of research context  (27:03) Humanitarian concerns and the impact of AI on jobs and communities  (31:24) AI\u2019s potential effects on cognition and critical thinking  (37:30) Why EBB takes a cautious, evidence-based approach to AI  (38:20) Research team policy (42:06) Content team policy (45:01) Programs team policy and guidance for applicants  (47:32) Hiring practices and commitment to human review (52:29) Final takeaways: EBB\u2019s overall stance on AI    References Read EBB's Statement on Artificial Intelligence: ebbirth.com\/artificial-intelligence-statement\/ For a Student Who Used AI to Write a Paper, by Joseph Fasano: https:\/\/poets.org\/poem\/student-who-used-ai-write-paper Barrington, F. 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June 17, 2025. www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/17\/climate\/naacp-musk-xai-supercomputer-lawsuit.html\/ United Nations (UN). (2025). \u201cAI has an environmental problem. Here\u2019s what the world can do about that.\u201d UN Environmental Programme. November 13, 2025. https:\/\/www.unep.org\/news-and-stories\/story\/ai-has-environmental-problem-heres-what-world-can-do-about ","author_name":"Evidence Based Birth\u00ae","author_url":"http:\/\/evidencebasedbirth.libsyn.com\/webpage","html":"