IAPP Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) — Question 87

A US hospital plans to develop an AI that will review available patient data in order to propose an initial diagnosis to licensed physicians. The hospital will implement a policy that requires physicians to consider the AI proposal, but conduct their own physical examinations prior to making a final diagnosis.
An important ethical concern with this plan is:

Answer options

• A. Whether patients will receive an economic benefit from the use of AI.
• B. Whether the AI was trained on a representative dataset.
• C. Whether physicians understand how the AI works.
• D. Whether the AI will have an error rate comparable to human physicians.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because training the AI on a representative dataset is crucial for ensuring its effectiveness and fairness in diagnosing patients. If the dataset is not representative, the AI may not perform well across different patient demographics. While options A, C, and D are relevant concerns, they do not directly address the ethical implications of the AI's training data.