AI ethics accountability and sustainability: revisiting the Hippocratic oath

摘要

Artificial intelligence (AI) embedded in healthcare technologies creates opportunities and great expectations. However, new interactions between man and machine arise and must be addressed (Lancet 2017). Unfortunately, medical education and training at all levels lag behind the advancement of technology. New knowledge in healthcare and medicine emerges so rapidly that when newly graduated doctors have completed their specialist training, much knowledge has already become obsolete. In order to ensure quality and patient safety and to benefit from the positive opportunities that AI-based technology creates, new insights, investments, and focus are pivotal.