Google DeepMind and NHS: Algorithms, Data Politics, and Privacy

Google DeepMind's initial healthcare collaboration with the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. It details the transfer of millions of identifiable patient records for the Streams AKI app and raises critical issues regarding patient consent, data privacy, regulatory oversight, transparency, and the power dynamics of private tech companies in public healthcare. Drawing lessons from this case study, it discusses the challenges and implications as healthcare moves into an algorithmic age.