Legal, regulatory, and ethical frameworks for development of standards in artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous robotic surgery.

Journal: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Published Date: Feb 1, 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This paper aims to move the debate forward regarding the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous robotic surgery with a particular focus on ethics, regulation and legal aspects (such as civil law, international law, tort law, liability, medical malpractice, privacy and product/device legislation, among other aspects).

Authors

  • Shane O'Sullivan
    Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg - Medical Centre, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
  • Nathalie Nevejans
    Ethics and Procedures Center (CDEP), Faculty of Law of Douai, University of Artois, Arras, France.
  • Colin Allen
    Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Andrew Blyth
    Department of Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South Wales, UK.
  • Simon Leonard
    Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning, UniSA: Education Futures, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
  • Ugo Pagallo
    Law School, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
  • Katharina Holzinger
    Secure Business Austria, SBA Research gGmbH, Vienna, Austria.
  • Andreas Holzinger
    Human-Centered AI Lab, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
  • Mohammed Imran Sajid
    Department of Upper GI Surgery, Wirral University Teaching Hospital, UK.
  • Hutan Ashrafian
    Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.

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