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How to access Round 1 essays:

 

  1. Log in to the ASHG portal through the button on the left side of the screen labeled "Login with ASHG". Your username is the email address associated with your membership

  2. Select "My Reviewing Assignments" from the table on the left side of the screen

  3. Please read through each essay assigned to you and select either "Accept" or "Decline"
    • Accept means you judge this essay as fit to move on to Round 2, in which judges will read through the essays more thoroughly and score with a provided rubric.
    • Decline means you judge this essay as not fit to move on to Round 2. 

Round 1 judging ends on Monday, March 17 at 11:59pm U.S. Eastern Time.

 

Judging Tips

  • The goal of Round 1 is to eliminate essays that are clearly of lower quality
  • Accept/decline an essay based on your overall sense of how well a student grasps and explains the concepts addressed by the question, and by the overall quality of the writing
  • Essays were randomly assigned and may be above average or below average
  • There is no minimum or maximum number of essays that you must accept or decline

Essay Question:

Artificial intelligence (AI)—advanced computer systems that can quickly analyze large amounts of data—is being used in many areas of healthcare, from diagnosing diseases to recommending treatments. Now, experts are also using AI to help interpret genetic testing results, which examine your DNA to understand your risk for certain diseases or guide treatments. If you had to undergo genetic testing, would you want AI to be used to help make sense of your results?

Please address the following in your essay:

  1. When do you think using AI would be helpful in understanding your genetic test results?
  2. What risks or harms do you think using AI could pose in healthcare?
  3. What information would you want to learn from AI for analysis of your genetic information? Consider in comparison to the information provided in standard genetic test results.

If you have any questions or issues with the system, please contact dnaday@ashg.org