Adam has been employed as a Data Ethics Officer by anindustry board (professional body)wanting to make a code of conduct around using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to (a) diagnose disease in a person earlier in the progression of this diseaseor(b) predict the spread of community diseases, in order to inform best practice in the healthcare industry.

You are being asked to produce aframework for a code of conductfor a medical board.

You can choose either of the two applications above (earlier disease diagnosis or community

disease prediction using AI).

This company code of conduct framework will also address individual responsibility as well as

recommended government oversight.

Your framework will be presented in a report (a suggested structure is below).

Assessment Description

Address the following sections in your report.

Introduction (5 marks)

Introduction to the use of AI in medicine as a whole and fears related to its use, e.g."Seventy-one percent of Americanssurveyed by Gallupin early 2018 believe AI will

eliminate more healthcare jobs than itcreates." Source:https://healthitanalytics.com/news/arguing-the-pros-and-cons-of-artificial-

intelligence-in-healthcare

Describe how AI is being used either to (a)diagnose disease in a person earlier in the progression of this diseaseor(b) predict the spread of community diseases

PART A: Report (25 marks)

Data Ethics Issues (10 marks)

Outline possible data security, privacy and ethical issues associated with the use of patient data in AI. For example, why it may not be a good thing as stated in the quote below. "It's true that adding artificial intelligence to the mix will change the way patientsinteract with providers, providers interact with technology, and everyone interacts with data. And thatisn'talways a goodthing."

Source:https://healthitanalytics.com/news/arguing-the-pros-and-cons-of-artificial- intelligence-in-healthcare

Applicable Principles (8 marks)

Outline theoretical and legal principles which are relevant to the data issues identified. Afterall, if the algorithm gets it wrong who is to blame?

References and structure (2 Marks)

Include a minimum of five references

Use the Harvard referencing style

Use appropriate headings and paragraphs

You will be given a maximum of two marks for this section