Le médecin confronté à l’IA (Intelligence artificielle) : Éthique et responsabilité

Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing at an impressive speed in the field of health. AI paves the way for new practices in diagnostic assistance, preventive medicine, individualized patient follow-up, support in choosing a therapy, assistance in interpreting the results of additional examinations, etc. Far from being a magic bullet, delegating tasks to AI raises many ethical questions relating in particular to the supervision of algorithms, equal access to innovation and the use of patient data. It is still difficult to predict whether AI will remain a “safety net” for the doctor or if it will supplant him. France and Europe have laid down the principle of “human guarantee” in the interpretation of diagnostic and therapeutic results, implying that the machine cannot act alone and enshrining the responsibility of the health professional. This article aims to understand how complex AI is to regulate legally at the risk of neglecting its secrecy, whether at the individual or collective level.