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. 2024 Jun;27(2):227-240.
doi: 10.1007/s11019-024-10194-y. Epub 2024 Feb 14.

Epistemic (in)justice, social identity and the Black Box problem in patient care

Muneerah Khan  1 , Cornelius Ewuoso  2
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Epistemic (in)justice, social identity and the Black Box problem in patient care

Muneerah Khan et al. Med Health Care Philos. 2024 Jun.

Abstract

This manuscript draws on the moral norms arising from the nuanced accounts of epistemic (in)justice and social identity in relational autonomy to normatively assess and articulate the ethical problems associated with using AI in patient care in light of the Black Box problem. The article also describes how black-boxed AI may be used within the healthcare system. The manuscript highlights what needs to happen to align AI with the moral norms it draws on. Deeper thinking - from other backgrounds other than decolonial scholarship and relational autonomy - about the impact of AI on the human experience needs to be done to appreciate any other barriers that may exist. Future studies can take up this task.

Keywords: Black Box AI; Epistemic justice; Healthcare; Patient-centred care; Social identity.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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