QUESTION 5
GS3
10 marks
Introduce the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI). How does Al help clinical diagnosis? Do you perceive any threat to privacy of the individual in the use of Al in healthcare?
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Introduce AI, explain how it helps diagnosis, and discuss privacy risks in healthcare AI.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1AI: machines learning patterns from data≈35 words
- 2Diagnosis: imaging (TB, cancer), retinal scans, triage, predictive analytics; Indian examples≈35 words
- 3Privacy threats: sensitive data, consent, re-identification, breaches; DPDP Act 2023, ABDM consent manager≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
ConceptUsesPrivacy concernsSafeguardsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Skipping the privacy part
- No example
Draw this
- Flow: patient data → AI model → diagnosis, with privacy checkpoints
Value addition
- ExampleAI-based chest X-ray tools are used to screen for TB in Indian programmes.National TB Elimination Programme / ICMR
- GuidelineICMR's Ethical Guidelines for AI in Biomedical Research and Healthcare (2023).Indian Council of Medical Research
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 11 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 9 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
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