CEPE/IACAP Joint Conference 2021 - Abstract Submission and Registration

Session

AI and Medical Practices I

23

Not scheduled

51. Before machine learning in medicine: What do we mean by medical expertise?

J.M.T.M. Drogt (UMC Utrecht/Utrecht University)

Individual Paper

The development of AI algorithms is rapidly increasing in the field of medicine. Especially within image-based medicine, machine learning algorithms seem to be able to reach high levels of accuracy in performing medical tasks. This is often seen as an adequate indicator of these systems’ potency to support or even replace medical experts in their professional tasks. However, the accuracy...

100. Luke, I'm NOT your father: beyond technological paternalism, towards mutual cooperation between patients, medical staff and AI

Individual Paper

This paper explores how the introduction of AI systems in medical practice alters doctor-patient therapeutic relationships. Our claim is that although current medical AI systems increase effectiveness in diagnostic and treatment, they have the potential to introduce another layer of paternalism in doctor-patient relations, which we call technological paternalism. Consequently, we argue that...