Artificial intelligence in healthcare

Over the past decade, AI has gained significant momentum in healthcare, promising to transform the medical industry and the way health providers interact with their patients. While AI has the potential to create new medical insights and transform Australian healthcare and research, ethical considerations — such as patient privacy and surveillance, bias and discrimination, and the philosophical challenge of human judgement versus AI systems — must be thoroughly investigated before its application in healthcare. The AMA maintains the final decision on patient care should always be made by a human.