Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-22-2024
Abstract
In response to recent proposals to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to automate ethics consultations in healthcare, we raise two main problems for the prospect of having healthcare professionals rely on AI-driven programs to provide ethical guidance in clinical matters. The first cause for concern is that, because these programs would effectively function like black boxes, this approach seems to preclude the kind of transparency that would allow clinical staff to explain and justify treatment decisions to patients, fellow caregivers, and those tasked with providing oversight. The other main problem is that the kind of authority that would need to be given to the guidance issuing from these programs in order to do the work set out for them would mean that clinical staff would not be empowered to provide meaningful safeguards against it in those cases when its recommendations are morally problematic.
Recommended Citation
Byrnes J, Robinson M. Ethical aspects of utilising Artificial Intelligence in clinical settings. Nursing Ethics. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330241307317
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This article was originally published in Nursing Ethics in 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330241307317