Human-Centered AI

The exhortation to “put patients at the center of all we do” can seem cliché. The imperative to do so is often lost in the uniquely complex web of stakeholders intrinsic to health care. The term “human-centered AI” is generally defined as an approach to artificial intelligence (AI) that prioritizes human needs, values, and well-being. Faced with the juggernaut-like momentum of disruptive innovation in the realm of AI, how will we as physicians hold true to the goal of prioritizing above all the needs of those we serve? Publication History Article published online: 03 August 2026 © 2026. Indian Radiological Association. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Limited A-13A, Graphix Tower 1, 6th floor, Sector 62, Noida 201309, Uttar Pradesh, India