Dr. Sunny Aslam
Addiction Psychiatry · AI Safety · Advocacy
Working toward safer technology, compassionate addiction care, and better access to health and opportunity in Central New York.
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I’m Sunny Aslam, an addiction psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
My work has included psychiatric and addiction care for people experiencing homelessness in Syracuse. Today, I also work in AI medical safety testing and explore how technology might help people navigate health information and public services.
I started building medical-debt resources because I wanted to reach beyond the people I could help individually. That effort connects to a larger question running through my work: how can we make systems easier to use, more trustworthy, and more responsive to people who are too often overlooked?
Making help easier to find
Making help easier to find
I began building medical-debt resources to help more people navigate a difficult system. I’m now exploring a related question: could AI help people understand options for medical bills, benefits, housing, and other basic needs? Trust, privacy, and access to a human being are central to that exploration. Read more
Bringing clinical judgment to AI safety
Bringing clinical judgment to AI safety
My work includes testing the boundaries of AI in medical contexts. I’m especially interested in how systems respond when conversations involve mental health or substance use, and how clinicians and trainees can develop the judgment to use these tools responsibly. Read more
Connecting economic growth to community wellbeing
Connecting economic growth to community wellbeing
I’m exploring how communities hosting AI infrastructure could share in its economic benefits. One proposal is a recurring dividend tied to data-center activity, with resources directed toward reducing child poverty alongside enforceable environmental protections. Read more
Interview: Suicide prevention on Inspiration for the Nation with George Kilpatrick
AI Safety & Public Health
Exploring how AI can help people find trustworthy health information and how to recognize and reduce risks when conversations involve addiction or mental health.
Addiction & Access
Bringing a clinical perspective to compassionate treatment, harm reduction, and the barriers people face when seeking care.
Community & Policy
Advocating for approaches to medical debt, poverty, and access to care that reflect the needs of underserved communities.
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