University of Kansas Jun 16 2026 A common misperception exists that electrocardiograms (ECGs) simply contain data about heart activity. However, modern ECGs enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) can contain data about a patient's sex, age, race and even exact identity derived from ECG signals, raising fresh privacy concerns. To address these worries, researchers from the University of Kansas have developed a privacy-preserving AI model called (PP-VAE) to protect personally sensitive data. "