Open AccessLiability issues for the use of artificial intelligence in health care in Canada: AI and medical decision-making
Author(s) -
Mélanie Bourassa Forcier,
Lara Khoury,
Nathalie Vézina
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dalhousie medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1492-000X
pISSN - 1488-9994
DOI - 10.15273/dmj.vol46no2.10140
Subject(s) - harm , liability , stakeholder , health care , business , legal liability , health technology , medical decision making , knowledge management , psychology , engineering ethics , public relations , medical emergency , medicine , political science , engineering , computer science , law , accounting , social psychology
This paper explores Canadian liability concerns flowing from the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool assisting physicians in their medical decision-making. It argues that the current Canadian legal framework is sufficient, in most cases, to allow developers and users of AI technology to assess each stakeholder's responsibility should the technology cause harm.