Benefits and Ethical Concerns of Using AI in Diagnosis

Over the past year, the world has gradually recovered from the shock caused in early 2022 by a “sudden” invasion of AI into various industries. Today we would hardly find one which has been left out. When searching the internet and research databases, one would find out that the use of AI in healthcare is not such a surprise. What´s new is the intensity as well as the new spheres in which the technology is being implemented.

The rapid development and the race for companies to dominate on the global market pose concerns for many healthcare professionals and patients. In my presentation, I will provide a literature review of some of ethical and legal issues as well as positive impacts of AI on diagnosis.

Articles I reviewed, explain how AI works in diagnosis, provide examples of real-world experience, and highlight the gradual improvement of accuracy and early disease detection features in AI-driven medical equipment. The authors also outlined the future directions of AI  such as personalized medicine and processing large volumes of data. The most frequently discussed ethical and legal issues include showing empathy and support, sensitive data safety, and differences in jurisdictions worldwide.

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Petra is a freelance teacher and translator from English to Slovak. She had been teaching English for General Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health at the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Commenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia (2012-2019). She has been Membership Secretary at EALTHY since 2015.

Join us for this one-day event dedicated to discussions on the role of AI in healthcare communication and education.