Empathy and Equity: Key Considerations for Large Language Model Adoption in Health Care
The growing presence of large language models (LLMs) in health care applications holds significant promise for innovative advancements in patient care. However, concerns about ethical implications and potential biases have been raised by various stakeholders. Here, we evaluate the ethics...
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| author | Erica Koranteng Arya Rao Efren Flores Michael Lev Adam Landman Keith Dreyer Marc Succi |
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The growing presence of large language models (LLMs) in health care applications holds significant promise for innovative advancements in patient care. However, concerns about ethical implications and potential biases have been raised by various stakeholders. Here, we evaluate the ethics of LLMs in medicine along 2 key axes: empathy and equity. We outline the importance of these factors in novel models of care and develop frameworks for addressing these alongside LLM deployment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e9c951e85e24b1baf2c582ec54d4f072023-12-28T14:46:03ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Medical Education2369-37622023-12-019e5119910.2196/51199Empathy and Equity: Key Considerations for Large Language Model Adoption in Health CareErica Korantenghttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1332-0383Arya Raohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3007-4812Efren Floreshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1398-0426Michael Levhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0236-7319Adam Landmanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2166-0521Keith Dreyerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1207-6443Marc Succihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1518-3984 The growing presence of large language models (LLMs) in health care applications holds significant promise for innovative advancements in patient care. However, concerns about ethical implications and potential biases have been raised by various stakeholders. Here, we evaluate the ethics of LLMs in medicine along 2 key axes: empathy and equity. We outline the importance of these factors in novel models of care and develop frameworks for addressing these alongside LLM deployment.https://mededu.jmir.org/2023/1/e51199 |
| spellingShingle | Erica Koranteng Arya Rao Efren Flores Michael Lev Adam Landman Keith Dreyer Marc Succi Empathy and Equity: Key Considerations for Large Language Model Adoption in Health Care JMIR Medical Education |
| title | Empathy and Equity: Key Considerations for Large Language Model Adoption in Health Care |
| title_full | Empathy and Equity: Key Considerations for Large Language Model Adoption in Health Care |
| title_fullStr | Empathy and Equity: Key Considerations for Large Language Model Adoption in Health Care |
| title_full_unstemmed | Empathy and Equity: Key Considerations for Large Language Model Adoption in Health Care |
| title_short | Empathy and Equity: Key Considerations for Large Language Model Adoption in Health Care |
| title_sort | empathy and equity key considerations for large language model adoption in health care |
| url | https://mededu.jmir.org/2023/1/e51199 |
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