Compassionate Machines: The Ethics of "Artificial Empathy" in Cancer Care

JAMA Oncol. 2024 May 2. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.0824. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Erica Koranteng^{1

2}, Anna C F Lewis^{2

3}, Gregory A Abel^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Population Sciences, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 38696207
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.0824

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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the ethics of artificial intelligence–generated compassion in cancer care and outlines 4 main points of concern.