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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Medical Education

Date Submitted: Jul 24, 2023
Date Accepted: Oct 14, 2023

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Empathy and Equity: Key Considerations for Large Language Model Adoption in Health Care

Koranteng E, Rao A, Flores E, Lev M, Landman A, Dreyer K, Succi M

Empathy and Equity: Key Considerations for Large Language Model Adoption in Health Care

JMIR Med Educ 2023;9:e51199

DOI: 10.2196/51199

PMID: 38153778

PMCID: 10884892

Empathy and Equity: Key Considerations for Large Language Model Adoption in Healthcare

  • Erica Koranteng; 
  • Arya Rao; 
  • Efren Flores; 
  • Michael Lev; 
  • Adam Landman; 
  • Keith Dreyer; 
  • Marc Succi

ABSTRACT

The growing presence of large language models (LLMs) in healthcare 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 two 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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Please cite as:

Koranteng E, Rao A, Flores E, Lev M, Landman A, Dreyer K, Succi M

Empathy and Equity: Key Considerations for Large Language Model Adoption in Health Care

JMIR Med Educ 2023;9:e51199

DOI: 10.2196/51199

PMID: 38153778

PMCID: 10884892

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