Clinical Ethics Conversations: Can artificial intelligence act as a clinical ethicist? Should it?

The potential opportunities for AI in healthcare are immense, with it already being deployed in clinical, research, and administrative areas of healthcare. However, may concerns exist about AI in these settings, including those related to bias, uncertainty, and trust. With data emerging that AI can be taught empathy and moral reasoning, might there be a role for AI in clinical ethics practice? This session will explore these questions, based on current data and ongoing research regarding the possibilities and challenges related to AI and LLMs in healthcare.

The lectures will be from 4-5:30 pm ET, followed by a reception from 5:30-6:30 pm ET.

Presenters:

• Spencer Hey, PhD, Philosopher, Researcher; Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Prism Analytic Technologies
• Andrew Hantel, MD, Medical Oncologist, Researcher, Bioethicist; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School

Moderator: Jonathan M. Marron, MD, MPH, HEC-C, Director of Clinical Ethics, HMS Center for Bioethics

Support provided by the Oswald DeN. Cammann Fund at Harvard University.