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AMA journal of ethics

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Should Artificial Intelligence Play a Role in Cultivating Social Connections Among Older Adults?

AMA journal of ethics
This article draws on 4 case studies from our group's research on older adults living alone in the United States and suggests how artificial intelligence (AI) applications can be used to foster meaningful social connections. This article also warns a...

Should Robot-Assisted Surgery Tolerate or Even Accommodate Less Surgical Dexterity?

AMA journal of ethics
Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. As robotic surgery platforms continue to be developed and utilized in surgical specialty areas, dex...

How Should Surgeons Consider Emerging Innovations in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics?

AMA journal of ethics
Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted robotic surgery seems to offer promise for improving patients' outcomes and innovating surgical care. This commentary on a hypothetical case considers ethical questions that AI-facilitated surgical robotics pose ...

Should Organizational Investment in Robotic Surgical Technology Ever Influence Surgeons' Decisions About Surgical Approach to Patients' Surgical Care?

AMA journal of ethics
This commentary on a case considers balancing prospective benefits and harms of robotic technology use and argues that health care organizations should invest in centralizing robotic expertise in departments rather than having a mere collection of su...

Decision Aids, Doorknob Moments, and Physician-Patient Solidarity in EDs.

AMA journal of ethics
Potential benefits of decision aids and technology, such as artificial intelligence, used at the bedside are many and significant. Like any tools, they must be used appropriately for specific tasks, since even validated decision aids have limited uti...

How Might Artificial Intelligence Applications Impact Risk Management?

AMA journal of ethics
Artificial intelligence (AI) applications have attracted considerable ethical attention for good reasons. Although AI models might advance human welfare in unprecedented ways, progress will not occur without substantial risks. This article considers ...

How Will Artificial Intelligence Affect Patient-Clinician Relationships?

AMA journal of ethics
Artificial intelligence (AI) could improve the efficiency and accuracy of health care delivery, but how will AI influence the patient-clinician relationship? While many suggest that AI might improve the patient-clinician relationship, various underly...

Representing Communication, Compassion, and Competence in the Era of AI.

AMA journal of ethics
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now integrated into a variety of fields, including medicine. AI applications raise numerous ethical questions, particularly about quality of care and patient-clinician relationships. This article accompanies 2 digital ...

Technological Transformation.

AMA journal of ethics
Technology has enabled bionics and artificial intelligence, each of which can have important applications in health care. As we continue to substitute body parts with machinery, however, we might wonder, "What makes us human?" This drawing interrogat...

What Do Warhol, Pollock, and Murakami Teach Us About AI in Health Care?

AMA journal of ethics
As with medicine, artistic practice has a historical relationship with technologies. As technology advances, artists and medical practitioners will struggle with the complexities of introducing artificial intelligence into pursuits that have long bee...