Implementing Machine Learning in Health Care — Addressing Ethical Challenges

2018/03/14 by Danton Char, Nigam H. Shah, David Magnus · 8 citations
Medicine · Health Professions · #Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education #Ethics in Clinical Research #Healthcare cost, quality, practices

paper · doi:10.1056/nejmp1714229

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Abstract

We need to consider the ethical challenges inherent in implementing machine learning in health care if its benefits are to be realized. Some of these challenges are straightforward, whereas others have less obvious risks but raise broader ethical concerns.

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