학술논문

Intentional machines: A defence of trust in medical artificial intelligence
Document Type
Report
Source
Bioethics. February, 2022, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p154, 8 p.
Subject
Artificial intelligence
Machinery
Physician and patient
Magneto-electric machines
Artificial intelligence
Biological sciences
Philosophy and religion
Language
English
ISSN
0269-9702
Abstract
Keywords: artificial intelligence; healthcare; trust; trustworthiness Abstract Trust constitutes a fundamental strategy to deal with risks and uncertainty in complex societies. In line with the vast literature stressing the importance of trust in doctor-patient relationships, trust is therefore regularly suggested as a way of dealing with the risks of medical artificial intelligence (AI). Yet, this approach has come under charge from different angles. At least two lines of thought can be distinguished: (1) that trusting AI is conceptually confused, that is, that we cannot trust AI; and (2) that it is also dangerous, that is, that we should not trust AI-particularly if the stakes are as high as they routinely are in medicine. In this paper, we aim to defend a notion of trust in the context of medical AI against both charges. To do so, we highlight the technically mediated intentions manifest in AI systems, rendering trust a conceptually plausible stance for dealing with them. Based on literature from human-robot interactions, psychology and sociology, we then propose a novel model to analyse notions of trust, distinguishing between three aspects: reliability, competence, and intentions. We discuss each aspect and make suggestions regarding how medical AI may become worthy of our trust. Byline: Nils-Frederic Wagner, Mita Banerjee, Norbert W. Paul, Georg Starke, Rik Brule, Bernice Simone Elger, Pim Haselager