I asked the #wustl IT folks if there were plans to implement #BoxAI, as we have sensitive human research data stored in box.

IT replied that there are currently no plans to enable the #AI, and that no changes would be made that violate #HIPAA compliance. I asked that they update their guidance accordingly, but have not seen it yet.

I suspect this is only the very start of #cloud-related human-subjects research #privacy issues.

#academicChatter #researchEthics

Last Friday I (and everyone else at #WashU?) got an email from #box announcing "The all-new Box AI." The university box storage is described as #HIPAA compliant and encrypted when stored (https://it.wustl.edu/items/box-summary-of-terms-and-conditions/), which sounds good.

But the "related to providing file storage services" restriction sounds like it would allow #BoxAI, since that is described as improving access to the institution's files stored in box. (https://www.box.com/ai). I'll be asking our IT for clarification.

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