Join us for a lecture in the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age Speaker Series with Matthew DeCamp.
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: More than a Tool We Use
From predictive algorithms to ambient notetaking, generative replies to patients, and more, artificial intelligence (AI) is already influencing medicine. How should we approach this radical transformation? Drawing on insights from medical practice, philosophy, and the social sciences (including ongoing research studies on AI-based prognostication and patient-facing chatbots), this talk will argue that AI is more than a “tool we use.” It has the potential to change who we are, and what we value. In response, ethical principles alone are not enough; instead, cultivating virtues in this new AI age will be critical to addressing issues of transparency, explainability, algorithmic bias, and more.
About the Speaker
Matthew DeCamp, MD, PhD, is a practicing internist, philosopher and social scientist whose research on ethics and artificial intelligence bridges the gaps between ethics, medicine, and health policy. He is an associate professor of Internal Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado.
About the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age
Housed in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Illinois, the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age supports study and research into the possibilities for human flourishing in contemporary society.
The activities of the Forum combine philosophical reflection on human nature and the human good with practical reflection on the possibilities for living well, and for designing tools that contribute to human flourishing, in a world shaped by digital technology. Learn more: https://fhf.philosophy.illinois.edu/