Artificial intelligence algorithmic literacy: Gaining and deepening the artificial intelligence knowledge of global health workforce education in the Fifth Industrial Revolution

Technologies invented in the five industrial revolutions (IRs) have profoundly transformed Global Health Workforce Education (GHWFE), reshaping teaching methodologies, faculty approaches, and student learning. This article first reflects on the influence of technology on GHWFE from the first to the fourth IRs. Then, it focuses on the present, Fifth IR (5IR), the era of human-artificial intelligence (AI) centric collaboration, and the fact that the global health workforce educators are not trained for being nimble to utilize AI and its related technologies in 5IR. The manuscript envisions new directions for the future with the goal of establishing nimbler educators that acknowledge the benefits of interdisciplinary dialogue as a means of deepening AI knowledge and community. The article expands the AI algorithmic literacy framework and proposes a Human-AI Centric Workshop Series that moves global health workforce educators from awareness to knowledge, to applied innovation, and toward expertise in 5IR.