What Values Are Embedded in Healthcare AI Tools?

When artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used in health care, what values do they impose? Some AI tools may prioritize saving costs, while others favor patient autonomy or aggressive treatment. A new paper published today in NEJM AI led by Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD (Harvard Medical School) and co-authored by Consortium chair Susan M. Wolf, JD, as part of the Responsible AI for Social and Ethical Healthcare (RAISE) project, addresses the need for transparency and proposes a new AI labeling system to reveal the values and priorities embedded in these AI tools. Read "The Missing Dimension in Clinical AI: Making Hidden Values Visible" to learn more.