Policy analysis reveals risks of rapid AI-driven misinformation during health emergencies, highlighting the need for proactive regulatory infodemic triggers across digital platforms.
Key Points
To examine how generative artificial intelligence impacts health misinformation during emergencies and formulate a proactive regulatory model to counter inaccurate therapeutic claims.
Analyzed the communication risks and benefits of generative AI tools across routine health inquiries versus emergency public health scenarios.
Developed a two-layer governance framework separating scientific evidentiary evaluation from digital platform distribution measures.
Generative AI tools accelerate the production and dissemination of unverified therapeutic claims during emergencies, outpacing conventional reactive regulatory mechanisms.
Regulatory Infodemic Triggers provide a systematic approach to identify high-risk claims for rapid evidentiary appraisal and proportionate, time-limited digital interventions.