The Medical AI Podcast

Episode 27: The Ethics of Medical AI, with Professor Erwin Loh, Chief Medical Officer for St Vincent's Health, Australia


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Are there ethical issues with medical AI that are unique? Any major technological development can have huge benefits and huge risks. And medical AI is no different. The benefits of medical AI are talked about endlessly. Much less so the risks. But what are those dangers?

The Declaration of Helsinki is widely regarded as the cornerstone of human ⁠research ethics⁠. This a set of ethical principles regarding ⁠human experimentation⁠ developed originally in 1964 for the medical community by the ⁠World Medical Association⁠. The fundamental principle is respect for the individual, his or her right to self-determination and the right to make ⁠informed decisions⁠ regarding participation in research. But what is the support adn the Declaration of Helsinki? Is it for purpose? Or is it actually highly questionable in some circumstances?

Joining Felix is Professor Erwin Loh, Chief Medical Officer for St Vincent's Health, Australia’s largest not-for-profit health care provider, Professor at Monash, Melbourne and Macquarie Universities and renowned author on medical AI.

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