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Review
. 2022 Mar 14:9:862322.
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.862322. eCollection 2022.

Legal and Ethical Consideration in Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Who Takes Responsibility?

Nithesh Naik  1   2 , B M Zeeshan Hameed  2   3 , Dasharathraj K Shetty  4 , Dishant Swain  5 , Milap Shah  2   6 , Rahul Paul  7 , Kaivalya Aggarwal  8 , Sufyan Ibrahim  2   9 , Vathsala Patil  10 , Komal Smriti  10 , Suyog Shetty  3 , Bhavan Prasad Rai  2   11 , Piotr Chlosta  12 , Bhaskar K Somani  2   13
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Legal and Ethical Consideration in Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Who Takes Responsibility?

Nithesh Naik et al. Front Surg. .

Abstract

The legal and ethical issues that confront society due to Artificial Intelligence (AI) include privacy and surveillance, bias or discrimination, and potentially the philosophical challenge is the role of human judgment. Concerns about newer digital technologies becoming a new source of inaccuracy and data breaches have arisen as a result of its use. Mistakes in the procedure or protocol in the field of healthcare can have devastating consequences for the patient who is the victim of the error. Because patients come into contact with physicians at moments in their lives when they are most vulnerable, it is crucial to remember this. Currently, there are no well-defined regulations in place to address the legal and ethical issues that may arise due to the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare settings. This review attempts to address these pertinent issues highlighting the need for algorithmic transparency, privacy, and protection of all the beneficiaries involved and cybersecurity of associated vulnerabilities.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; ethical issues; legal issues; machine learning; social issues.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Various ethical and legal conundrums involved with the usage of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
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