Algor-ethics: charting the ethical path for AI in critical care.
Jonathan MontomoliMaria Maddalena BitondoMarco CascellaEmanuele RezoagliLuca RomeoValentina BelliniFederico SemeraroEmiliano GamberiniEmanuele FrontoniVanni AgnolettiMattia AltiniPaolo BenantiElena Giovanna BignamiPublished in: Journal of clinical monitoring and computing (2024)
The integration of Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) based on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is groundbreaking evolution with enormous potential, but its development and ethical implementation, presents unique challenges, particularly in critical care, where physicians often deal with life-threating conditions requiring rapid actions and patients unable to participate in the decisional process. Moreover, development of AI-based CDSS is complex and should address different sources of bias, including data acquisition, health disparities, domain shifts during clinical use, and cognitive biases in decision-making. In this scenario algor-ethics is mandatory and emphasizes the integration of 'Human-in-the-Loop' and 'Algorithmic Stewardship' principles, and the benefits of advanced data engineering. The establishment of Clinical AI Departments (CAID) is necessary to lead AI innovation in healthcare, ensuring ethical integrity and human-centered development in this rapidly evolving field.
Keyphrases
- artificial intelligence
- big data
- healthcare
- machine learning
- deep learning
- clinical decision support
- public health
- endothelial cells
- electronic health record
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- chronic kidney disease
- health information
- prognostic factors
- pluripotent stem cells
- mental health
- risk assessment
- social media
- data analysis
- climate change
- human health