Citation

Sullivan HR, Schweikart SJ. AMA J. Ethics 2019; 21(2): E160-166.

Affiliation

A senior research associate for the American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs in Chicago, Illinois, where he is also the legal editor for the AMA Journal of Ethics.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/amajethics.2019.160

PMID

30794126

Abstract

As capabilities of predictive algorithms improve, machine learning will become an important element of physician practice and patient care. Implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) raises complex legal questions regarding health care professionals' and technology manufacturers' liability, particularly if they cannot explain recommendations generated by AI technology. The limited literature on liability for innovation provides opportunities to consider possible implications of AI for medical malpractice and products liability and new legal solutions for addressing liability issues surrounding "black-box" medicine.

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