Artificial Intelligence and Cancer Control: Toward Prioritizing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) in Emerging Decision Support Technologies

Peter Taber, Julie S. Armin, Gabriela Orozco, Guilherme Del Fiol, Jennifer Erdrich, Kensaku Kawamoto, Sonoo Thadaney Israni

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Abstract

Purpose for Review: This perspective piece has two goals: first, to describe issues related to artificial intelligence-based applications for cancer control as they may impact health inequities or disparities; and second, to report on a review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of artificial intelligence-based tools for cancer control to ascertain the extent to which discussions of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, or health disparities manifest in syntheses of the field’s best evidence. Recent Findings: We found that, while a significant proportion of existing syntheses of research on AI-based tools in cancer control use formal bias assessment tools, the fairness or equitability of models is not yet systematically analyzable across studies. Issues related to real-world use of AI-based tools for cancer control, such as workflow considerations, measures of usability and acceptance, or tool architecture, are more visible in the literature, but still addressed only in a minority of reviews. Summary: Artificial intelligence is poised to bring significant benefits to a wide range of applications in cancer control, but more thorough and standardized evaluations and reporting of model fairness are required to build the evidence base for AI-based tool design for cancer and to ensure that these emerging technologies promote equitable healthcare.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)387-424
Number of pages38
JournalCurrent oncology reports
Volume25
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Cancer
  • Diversity
  • Equity
  • Health disparities
  • Justice

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology

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