Accountable Intelligence: Why India must get healthcare AI right

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By Deepak Lamba, Founder & CEO, ImagiNxt

AI has already changed how we work, shop, consume content and manage money. In most sectors, when AI gets something wrong, the cost is usually inconvenience. A poor recommendation on a streaming platform means a forgettable evening. A flawed digital process may delay a transaction or frustrate a customer. These are real problems, but they are rarely irreversible.

Healthcare is different. Here, a recommendation can influence a diagnosis, shape a treatment decision or affect a patient’s outcome. The stakes are not measured in inconvenience; they are measured in lives.

That is why AI in healthcare must be held to a higher standard than almost any other sector. The promise is significant, and India has a genuine opportunity to use it well. The question is no longer whether AI should enter healthcare. That debate is settled. The question is how we ensure it enters...

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