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Medical artificial intelligence should do no harm

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Bias and distrust in medicine have been perpetuated by the misuse of medical equations, algorithms and devices. Artificial intelligence (AI) can exacerbate these problems. However, AI also has potential to detect, mitigate and remedy the harmful effects of bias to build trust and improve healthcare for everyone.

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Fig. 1: The holistic 3-4-5 approach to trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI).

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The authors thank the University of New Mexico (UNM) Santa Fe Institute Interdisciplinary Working Group on Algorithmic Justice, Advance at UNM, and the UNM Office for the Vice President for Research for supporting this work.

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Moses, M.E., Gipson Rankin, S.M. Medical artificial intelligence should do no harm. Nat Rev Electr Eng 1, 280–281 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44287-024-00049-2

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