Overview: Artificial intelligence (AI) broadly refers to interrelated technologies that can perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence. In healthcare, AI has the potential to improve diagnostic accuracy, personalise therapeutic management and augment skills of healthcare workers. However, AI has also been subject to increasing ethical scrutiny. This presentation offers an overview of the ethical and practical issues raised by artificial intelligence applications in healthcare including the risk of algorithmic bias, concerns about data security, the problem of explainability, and the impact on skills. The presentation will also discuss some of the common ethical frameworks and practical guidelines in Australia to address these issues.

Bio: Yves Saint James Aquino is a doctor and philosopher of medicine, currently working as a research fellow at the Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values at the University of Wollongong. He is a member of Wiser Healthcare, a multi-institutional collaboration conducting research that will reduce overdiagnosis and overtreatment in Australia and around the world. His current research interests include ethics of cosmetic surgery, ethics of artificial intelligence, and public health ethics.

When: 29th April 2024 6pm AEST

Where: via zoom (register for your link)

Cost: Members – FREE! Non-members: $30.00