Artificial intelligence for good health: a scoping review of the ethics literature.

Journal: BMC medical ethics
Published Date: Feb 15, 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) has been described as the "fourth industrial revolution" with transformative and global implications, including in healthcare, public health, and global health. AI approaches hold promise for improving health systems worldwide, as well as individual and population health outcomes. While AI may have potential for advancing health equity within and between countries, we must consider the ethical implications of its deployment in order to mitigate its potential harms, particularly for the most vulnerable. This scoping review addresses the following question: What ethical issues have been identified in relation to AI in the field of health, including from a global health perspective?

Authors

  • Kathleen Murphy
    Joint Centre for Bioethics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 754, Toronto, ON, M5T 1P8, Canada.
  • Erica Di Ruggiero
    Office of Global Health Education and Training, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Room 408, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada.
  • Ross Upshur
  • Donald J Willison
    Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public, Health Sciences Building, Health University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 425, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M6, Canada.
  • Neha Malhotra
    Joint Centre for Bioethics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 754, Toronto, ON, M5T 1P8, Canada.
  • Jia Ce Cai
    Joint Centre for Bioethics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 754, Toronto, ON, M5T 1P8, Canada.
  • Nakul Malhotra
    Joint Centre for Bioethics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 754, Toronto, ON, M5T 1P8, Canada.
  • Vincci Lui
    Gerstein Science Information Centre, University of Toronto, 9 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M7A 1A5, Canada.
  • Jennifer Gibson
    Joint Centre for Bioethics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 754, Toronto, ON, M5T 1P8, Canada. jennifer.gibson@utoronto.ca.

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