Harvard’s health division supports AI-powered medical learning
Microsoft will train its Copilot AI using verified health content from Harvard, aiming to improve accuracy in healthcare-related queries.
Harvard Health Publishing has partnered with Microsoft to use its health content to train the Copilot AI system. The collaboration seeks to enhance the accuracy of healthcare responses on Microsoft’s AI platform, according to the Wall Street Journal.
HHP publishes consumer health resources reviewed by Harvard scientists, covering topics such as sleep, nutrition, and pain management. The institution confirmed that Microsoft has paid to license its articles, expanding a previous agreement made in 2022.
The move is designed to make medically verified information more accessible to the public through Copilot, which now reaches over 33 million users.
Harvard’s Soroush Saghafian said the deal could help cut errors in AI-generated medical advice, a key concern in healthcare. He emphasised the importance of rigorous testing before deployment, warning that unverified tools could pose serious risks to users.
Harvard continues to invest in AI research and integration across its academic programmes. Recent initiatives include projects to address bias in medical training and studies exploring AI’s role in drug development and cancer treatment.
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