Ethics of Emerging Technology: An Examination of the Ethics of AI in Healthcare

In this virtual learning experience (vLE) Akshay Bareja, D.Phil., Assistant Professor of Medicine, and Sarah Rispin Sedlak, J.D., Lecturing Fellow in the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, will provide a window into the practical ethics approach that the Duke Initiative for Science & Society and the Center for Computational Thinking provide to Duke students in our new Digital Intelligence curriculum.

This course introduces students to important emerging computer science concepts, their technological applications, and the ethical, social and policy implications of those applications.

Using examples of AI applications in healthcare, we will specifically examine how to identify and propose solutions around ethical issues that are particularly salient in the healthcare setting, such as algorithmic transparency, algorithmic bias, and privacy.