AI and Medical Humanities Reading Group 2026/27

Sam Bennett and Alex Campolo warmly invite you to our 26/27 series of online reading/research group events as part of the AI and Medical Humanities Theme. We have now scheduled our first two events for November and December and are delighted to be welcoming Profs. Angela Woods and Benjamin Alderson-Day for these sessions. These reading groups are designed to be highly interdisciplinary, so even if the medical topics are not directly in your field, we encourage you to attend, as we often make lateral insights and connections.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us, and we will be back in touch soon with further information.

Meeting 1: Digital Determinants of Health with Prof. Angela Woods
Tuesday 17 November

In a new series in The Lancet, a group of editors argues, "intervention is needed to prioritise health as digital technologies are increasingly integrated into our everyday lives. The Series defines the digital determinants as the structural conditions that affect health and wellbeing through digitally mediated infrastructures, business models, design choices, and information environments."

For this first meeting of the AI and Medical Humanities reading group, we propose to critically read and reflect on the notion of digital determinants of health in conversation with IMH director Angela Woods.

All those interested in digital technologies, AI, health, and medicine are welcome to join us.

Readings: The Lancet Series on the digital determinants of health

Future dates

Meeting 2: LLMs and Psychiatry with Prof. Benjamin Alderson-Day
Wednesday 16 December
Reading: Artificial intelligence-associated delusions and large language models: risks, mechanisms of delusion co-creation, and safeguarding strategies - The Lancet Psychiatry

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This event is free to attend. The virtual link will be circulated on the day.

This reading group is hosted by the Institute for Medical Humanities' AI and Medical Humanities Research Strand.

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