# Beyond the Black Box Algorithm: Health Data and the Public Good – San Francisco 2025

- Channel: [Funding the Commons](https://streameth.org/funding_the_commons)
- Date: 2025-10-07
- Duration: 13:17
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-PpeB0Q1c_dc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpeB0Q1c_dc

## Description

Beyond the Black Box Algorithm: Health Data and the Public Good: What would it take to turn fragmented health records and siloed devices into a shared resource for public benefit? Daniel Wolfe explores how AI, privacy-preserving tools, and commons-aligned infrastructures can unlock the potential of health data—without replicating extractive models. From Jupyter Health to data governance inspired by CERN, he envisions a shift from black-box predictions to collaborative, open, and patient-centered systems.

Speaker: Daniel Wolfe (UCSF & UC Berkeley Joint Program in Computational Precision Health)

This session was part of the 12th edition of Funding the Commons, held March 15–16, 2025, at the Internet Archive in San Francisco.

Learn more at https://www.fundingthecommons.io