Familiar concepts from research ethics can guide the meaningful and rigorous translation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools into clinical practice.
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We thank A. Goldenberg, E. Drysdale and L. Erdman, whose collaboration was essential to advancing this work.
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The concepts and analysis underpinning the pathway were developed by M.D.M. and J.A.A., in conjunction with E.A.S. (chair of the Research Ethics Board at The Hospital for Sick Children). All authors were involved in the implementation of the pathway at The Hospital for Sick Children, which was overseen by E.A.S. M.D.M. wrote the first draft of this Comment, which was critically revised by J.A.A. and E.A.S.
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McCradden, M.D., Stephenson, E.A. & Anderson, J.A. Clinical research underlies ethical integration of healthcare artificial intelligence. Nat Med 26, 1325–1326 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-1035-9
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