Over the last five years, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in society has grown significantly in both presence and potential. This rapid scaling of AI technologies has sparked both optimism and concern among nursing leaders. In response, this presentation aims to provide insights into the growing intersection between nursing and AI-powered technologies. It will explore how AI and automation are reshaping various nursing roles, healthcare structures, and leadership priorities. By examining the benefits, challenges, and unintended consequences of these technologies, we will delve into the evolving responsibilities of nurses in an AI-augmented workforce. Insights will focus on how nursing leaders and practitioners can navigate this technosocial reality, where machines are increasingly beginning to ‘talk back.’
Richard Booth, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University London
Richard Booth is an Associate Professor and Research Chair in Digitally-Enabled Healthcare at the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing at Western University and an Adjunct Scientist with the Primary Care & Health Systems Research group at ICES. As a clinician researcher with an active research program exploring psychiatric-mental health nursing and health informatics, he is interested in the convergence of data, technology, and people as related to practice and nursing education. He has a particular interest in the use of emergent technologies in healthcare and their resulting intended and unintended consequences on practice and society at large. To date, he has led numerous data-related projects, including the assessment of digital health innovations for teaching/learning, human-technology interaction research, and the use of data for population health surveillance.