Ethical & Legal Concerns of Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Sector
Abdallah Q. Bataineh, Alaa S. Mushtaha, Ibrahim A. Abu-AlSondos, Saeed Hameed Aldulaimi, Marwan M. Abdeldayem
Abstract
All major sectors are rapidly embracing AI technology to provide rapid and quality services to patients. Along with opportunities, the integration of AI in healthcare has some ethical and legal challenges. The present paper aims to discuss ethical and legal concerns of integrating AI technology into the Jordanian healthcare system. Focus-group discussion (FGD), a qualitative method, was applied to collect primary data from six participants. Results show that the Jordanian government is proactive in integrating AI in core sectors, including healthcare. There are some legal provisions to promote secure and safe AI-driven services. However, the legal system does not have a special law that could regulate AI-system. It is highly recommended that the laws should be much more comprehensive, and the training of ethics should be the priority in the Jordanian healthcare system.