PATH Appoints Dr Bilal Mateen as Inaugural Chief AI Officer
PATH Appoints Dr Bilal Mateen as Inaugural Chief AI Officer
SEATTLE, Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PATH, a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity, today announced the appointment of Bilal Mateen as its Chief AI Officer. In this newly created role, Mateen will lead PATH's efforts to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate progress toward a world where everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy life.
2024年9月9日，全球非營利組織PATH宣佈任命比拉爾·馬廷爲其首席人工智能官。在這個新設立的職位中，馬廷將領導PATH利用人工智能加速實現全球每個人都有機會過上健康生活的努力。
Mateen brings to the role a wealth of experience in AI and technology leadership. He most recently served as Executive Director of Digital Square where he supported ministries of health across Africa and Asia with effective planning, procurement, and implementation of technology to help address the global health equity gap. In this post, he also served as principal investigator, overseeing more than $250 million in grants and contracts focused on digital health transformation in low-resource environments.
馬廷在人工智能和科技領導方面擁有豐富的經驗。他最近擔任Digital Square的執行董事，在非洲和亞洲支持衛生部門進行有效規劃、採購和技術實施，以幫助解決全球衛生公平差距。在這個職位上，他還擔任主要研究員，監督超過2,5000萬美元的資助和合同，專注於在資源匱乏環境中進行數字化醫療轉型。
Dr. Mateen is a physician by training with an academic background in health-related applications of data science and machine learning. Prior to joining PATH, he served as the Clinical Technology Lead and Senior Manager for Digital Technology at the Wellcome Trust, one of the world's largest philanthropic foundations supporting science and health research.
馬廷是一名接受過醫學培訓的醫生，具有健康相關數據科學和機器學習的學術背景。在加入PATH之前，他曾擔任威康信託基金會的臨床技術負責人和數字技術高級經理，該基金會是全球最大的支持科學和健康研究的慈善基金之一。
"We are thrilled Bilal is crossing this frontier with us," said PATH CEO Nikolaj Gilbert. "His deep expertise in AI and his passion for using technology to solve global challenges make him the ideal person to lead our AI efforts. We're excited to collaborate and support countries in harnessing the power of ethically and effectively applied AI to improve public health, reaching communities in need and transforming lives for a healthier future. We're confident that Bilal will help us realize that potential."
PATH首席執行官尼古拉·吉爾伯特表示：「我們非常高興比拉爾與我們一同開拓這一領域。他在人工智能方面的深厚專業知識和對利用技術解決全球挑戰的熱情使他成爲領導我們人工智能工作的理想人選。我們很期待與各國合作，支持利用道德和有效應用人工智能改善公共衛生，幫助需要的社區，爲更健康的未來改變生活。我們相信比拉爾將幫助我們實現這一潛力。」
Gilbert added, "To respond to a genuine need for more strategic integration of AI in health, we created this role of Chief AI Officer—the first in the health NGO-space, as a reflection of our commitment to including the most strategic expertise on this transformational technology in PATH's leadership team."
吉爾伯特補充說：「爲了回應在衛生領域更加戰略地整合人工智能的真實需要，我們在PATH的領導團隊中創立了首席人工智能官這一職位，這是衛生非政府組織領域的首次嘗試，反映了我們在這個變革性技術方面包容最具戰略性的專業知識的承諾。」
Mateen will be responsible for developing and implementing PATH's AI strategy, which will focus on using AI to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of PATH's programs, as well as to develop new health solutions. He will also work to build partnerships with other organizations in the AI and health sectors.
Mateen將負責制定和實施PATH的人工智能策略，重點是利用人工智能提高PATH項目的效率和效果，以及開發新的醫療解決方案。他還將努力與人工智能和健康領域的其他組織建立合作伙伴關係。
"I am honored to be the first to hold this groundbreaking role," said Mateen. "I am deeply passionate about the role of research in advancing ethical and inclusive applications of artificial intelligence to improve lives. I believe that AI has the power to revolutionize the way we address global health challenges, and I am excited to work with the talented team at PATH to harness that power."
"我很榮幸能擔任這個開創性的角色，" Mateen說。 "我對研究在推動道德和包容性的人工智能應用方面的作用深感熱情，以改善生活。我相信人工智能有能力徹底改變我們應對全球衛生挑戰的方式，我很高興能與PATH的才華橫溢的團隊合作利用這種力量。"
Mateen's appointment comes at a time when PATH is increasingly focused on the use of AI to achieve its goals. Building on our work since 2018 in this area, in recent years, PATH has launched a number of initiatives that leverage AI and other technologies. This includes a flagship project which Dr Mateen leads with partners in Kenya, Nigeria, and Rwanda. This work evaluates how to effectively and ethically utilize large language model-based tools as knowledge assistants to support frontline health workers with diagnosis, treatment, and referral decisions.
Mateen的任命恰逢PATH越來越專注於利用人工智能實現其目標的時候。在過去的幾年裏，PATH在這一領域開展了許多借助人工智能和其他技術的項目。其中包括Mateen博士與肯尼亞、尼日利亞和盧旺達的合作伙伴共同領導的旗艦項目。這項工作評估如何有效、道德地利用基於大型語言模型的工具作爲知識助手，支持一線衛生工作者進行診斷、治療和轉診決策。
Dr. Mateen completed his Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Medical Sciences and his medical training at University College London. He subsequently completed his Master of Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, and his PhD at Kings College London. Alongside his role at PATH, he continues to hold an honorary professorial appointment at University College London and he held a fellowship at the Alan Turing Institute (the UK's national institute for data science and artificial intelligence). He also holds a number of other fellowships in recognition of his world-leading expertise in the field.
Mateen博士在倫敦大學學院完成了神經科學和醫學科學學士學位和醫學培訓。隨後，他在愛丁堡大學獲得了公共衛生碩士學位，並在倫敦國王學院獲得了博士學位。除了在PATH擔任職務外，他還繼續在倫敦大學學院擔任名譽教授職務，並曾在英國國家數據科學與人工智能研究所擔任研究員職務。他還擁有多個其他的獎學金，以表彰他在該領域的世界領先專長。
PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience, PATH saves lives and improves health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation to develop and deliver high-impact solutions, from life-saving vaccines and devices to collaborative programs with communities.
PATH是一家致力於實現衛生公平的全球非營利組織。憑藉超過40年的經驗，PATH挽救了生命，改善了健康，特別是婦女和兒童的健康。我們加快創新，開發和提供高影響力的解決方案，從拯救生命的疫苗和設備到與社區合作的項目。
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Julianna Longo, Interim Director of Global Strategic Communications, PATH
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