Ask
Say who you are and what is in front of you. You will get questions to take to a visit, a huddle, a pitch, or a kitchen table.
You should not need a degree to ask what is sitting in the exam room with you.
For I am a patient, or I care for someone who is
Opening
Who was asked, and who was only informed?
What tools are in use around them — monitoring, notes, companions, cameras?
What can we refuse, and what is bundled into 'how we work here'?
How will we know if it works worse because of age, language, or skin?
Who do we call when something in the record is not true?
Same questions, denser rooms. Go when you are ready — not as a test of seriousness.
Health-specific guidance
World Health Organization
WHO's 2024 guidance on large multimodal models in health: consent, evidence, equity, and the duties that remain with clinicians and states.
The question is not 'is AI risky?' but 'what does care require of this tool?'
A law with high-risk lists
European Union
The first broad AI law of its kind. It ranks uses, not vibes. Health, education, and some public services sit in the high-risk band.
You need to know which uses of AI a major jurisdiction treats as high-risk — including several in health.