Take the Leap! Steps to Integrate AI Into Your Work

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Abstract

The capability of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly increasing and is now sitting on the threshold of the medical writing field. This article presents an AI integration framework that breaks down adoption of this new technology into manageable steps that ensure an informed and thorough approach. Using this framework, individuals and corporations can leverage the benefits of this evolving technology while minimizing risks.

The first step, AI literacy, provides a foundation for informed decision making and appropriate expectations for AI capabilities. This knowledge inspires creative exploration of which use cases would be a suitable application of AI tools. Once the scope of potential uses is defined, risks can be assessed, including incorrect content generation, data leakage, and bias. AI tools can then be evaluated to find tools that can both satisfy the use cases and mitigate critical threats. The final step is to integrate the tools transparently with appropriate guardrails. Then the cycle begins again as AI technology evolves and new applications become possible.

As medical writers are ushered further into the AI era, clear and consistent advocacy for a synergy point between the efficiency of AI and the experience, ability, and humanity of a medical writer will maximize the impact of these innovative models.