US public health agencies to test OpenAI and Anthropic AI models

Public health departments across the United States will test generative AI tools under a new programme involving the Coalition for Health AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Accenture.

The Public Health Use Case and Learning Scaling Engine, known as PULSE, will support trials in 10 state, local, tribal, or territorial jurisdictions. The programme is intended to produce implementation guidance for public health agencies considering similar deployments.

OpenAI and Anthropic have donated 10 enterprise licences with capacity for up to 2,000 public health practitioners. Accenture will oversee participant onboarding and help develop playbooks based on the trials.

The programme will give public health practitioners access to enterprise AI products from OpenAI and Anthropic. CHAI has not identified the products, model versions, or configurations that will be used, or explained how the two providers will be assigned across the pilots.

“Every major technological transformation succeeds or fails based on trust, governance and execution,” Dr. David Lakey, a former Texas health commissioner, said. “PULSE will support agencies ...