Why Algorithmic Speed can be More Important than Algorithmic Accuracy

TY - JOUR

T1 - Why Algorithmic Speed can be More Important than Algorithmic Accuracy

AU - Bjerring, Jens Christian

AU - Mainz, Jakob Thrane

AU - Munch, Lauritz Aastrup

AU - Godtfredsen, Sissel Johanne

PY - 2023/6

Y1 - 2023/6

N2 - Artificial Intelligence (AI) often outperforms human doctors in terms of decisional speed. For some diseases, the expected benefit of a fast but less accurate decision exceeds the benefit of a slow but more accurate one. In such cases, we argue, it is often justified to rely on a medical AI to maximise decision speed – even if the AI is less accurate than human doctors.

AB - Artificial Intelligence (AI) often outperforms human doctors in terms of decisional speed. For some diseases, the expected benefit of a fast but less accurate decision exceeds the benefit of a slow but more accurate one. In such cases, we argue, it is often justified to rely on a medical AI to maximise decision speed – even if the AI is less accurate than human doctors.

KW - Bioethics and medical ethics

KW - clinical ethics

KW - enhancement technologies

KW - philosophical aspects

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85142206948&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/147775092211387

DO - 10.1177/147775092211387

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1477-7509

VL - 18

SP - 161

EP - 164

JO - Clinical Ethics

JF - Clinical Ethics

IS - 2

ER -