Bioethics Perspectives
Artificial Intelligence
“The upheavals [of artificial intelligence] can escalate quickly and become scarier and even cataclysmic. Imagine how a medical robot, originally programmed to rid cancer, could conclude that the best way to obliterate cancer is to exterminate humans who are genetically prone to the disease.” - Nick Bilton
Ethical Concerns
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Loss of human decision-making
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Lack of quality data
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Loss of freedom and individual autonomy
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Bias and discrimination
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Negative impact on justice system
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Lack of privacy
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Lack of transparency
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Concentration of economic power
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Potential for military use
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Potential criminal and malicious use
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Misuse of personal data
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Contested ownership of data
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Cost to innovation
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From: Stahl B. C. (2021). Ethical Issues of AI. Artificial Intelligence for a Better Future: An Ecosystem Perspective on the Ethics of AI and Emerging Digital Technologies, 35–53. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69978-9_4
Risks & Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Benefits
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More efficient drug development
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Decrease unnecessary deaths due to medical errors
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Reduce inefficiency and wasteful healthcare spending
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Faster and more accurate patient diagnoses
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Risks & Challenges
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Integration of AI into existing medical systems
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Cultural biases perpetuated via data fed to AI
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Protecting patient data from misuse
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Potential for breaches of security
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From: https://www.forbes.com/
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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