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The Artificial Intelligence Doctor: Considerations for the Clinical Implementation of Ethical AI

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Machine Learning in Clinical Neuroscience

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 134))

Abstract

The applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in modern medicine are growing exponentially, and new developments are fast-paced. However, the lack of trust and appropriate legislation hinder its clinical implementation. Recently, there is a clear increase of directives and considerations on Ethical AI. However, most literature broadly deals with ethical tensions on a meta-level without offering hands-on advice in practice. In this article, we non-exhaustively cover basic practical guidelines regarding AI-specific ethical aspects, including transparency and explicability, equity and mitigation of biases, and lastly, liability.

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Funding: J. M. K. and D. D. are supported by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF COMPLS3–022).

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  1. Julius M. Kernbach and Karlijn Hakvoort have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Neurosurgical Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Aachen (NAILA), RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany

    Julius M. Kernbach, Karlijn Hakvoort, Jonas Ort & Daniel Delev

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Julius M. Kernbach, Karlijn Hakvoort, Jonas Ort, Hans Clusmann, Georg Neuloh & Daniel Delev

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Kernbach, J.M., Hakvoort, K., Ort, J., Clusmann, H., Neuloh, G., Delev, D. (2022). The Artificial Intelligence Doctor: Considerations for the Clinical Implementation of Ethical AI. In: Staartjes, V.E., Regli, L., Serra, C. (eds) Machine Learning in Clinical Neuroscience. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, vol 134. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85292-4_29

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