AI-Driven Health Messaging and Epistemic Justice in the Global South

In a new paper for Oxford Intersections: AI in Society, Jasmine McNealy and coauthor Yewande Addie explore the ways that AI is shaping public health communications in Africa, focusing on vaccine hesitancy and maternal health. The authors argue that effective health-focused AI must "navigate the challenge of balancing expert authority with cultural relevance" and local knowledges, and that "ongoing attention to epistemic equity, design ethics, and context-specific adaptation" will remain crucial for ensuring the just application of AI in health communications.