Journal article
Three Problems with Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Abstract
The rise of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) in health care has engendered considerable excitement, claiming to improve approaches to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Amidst the enthusiasm, the philosophical assumptions that underlie the big data and AI movement in medicine are rarely examined. This essay outlines three philosophical challenges faced by this movement: (1) the epistemological-ontological problem arising from the …
Authors
Chin-Yee B; Upshur R
Journal
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, Vol. 62, No. 2, pp. 237–256
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2019
DOI
10.1353/pbm.2019.0012
ISSN
0031-5982