Ethical Considerations in the Implementation of Large Language Models in Clinical Decision Support Systems
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https://doi.org/10.70088/0p6f7p59Keywords:
Ethics, Large Language Models, Clinical Decision Support Systems, Artificial Intelligence, GovernanceAbstract
This review paper explore the retainer palisade the execution of language models (LLMs) in clinical decision support systems (CDSS). The paper increasingly get with an intro to the theme, pursue by a historical overview of the development of CDSS and the integrating of hokey intelligence. Motif include the dimensions of bias, foil, and and answerableness, as intimately as the challenge of equilibrize innovation with guard. A comparative psychoanalysis highlights the trade-offs between mechanisation and human inadvertence. While future view punctuate the need for rich governance frameworks. The close naturally synthesise the determination and emphasise the grandness of honorable farsightedness in further CDSS engineering.References
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