Epistemic (in)justice, social identity and the Black Box problem in patient care

dc.contributor.authorKhan, Muneerah
dc.contributor.supervisorEwuoso, Cornelius
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-04T07:55:49Z
dc.date.available2024-12-04T07:55:49Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionA research report Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science in Medicine (Bioethics and Health Law) to the Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2024
dc.description.abstractThis research report draws on (for the first time) the moral norms arising from the nuanced accounts of epistemic (in)justice in the work of decolonial scholars, and social identity in the work of relational autonomists to defend the thesis that using AI in patient care in light of the Black Box problem is deeply problematic and is ethically impermissible. This does not necessarily doom AI since it may be used for other purposes within the healthcare system. The report highlights what needs to happen to align AI with the moral norms it draws on. Deeper thinking – from backgrounds other than decolonial scholarship and relational autonomy – about the impact of AI on the human experience needs to be done to appreciate any other barriers that may exist. Future studies can take up this task.
dc.description.submitterMM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.identifier.citationKhan, Muneerah. (2024). Epistemic (in)justice, social identity and the Black Box problem in patient care [Master’s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WireDSpace.https://hdl.handle.net/10539/43059
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/43059
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights© 2024 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolSchool of Clinical Medicine
dc.subjectBlack Box AI
dc.subjectHealthcare
dc.subjectPatient-centred care
dc.subjectEpistemic justice
dc.subjectSocial identity
dc.subject.otherSDG-3: Good health and well-being
dc.titleEpistemic (in)justice, social identity and the Black Box problem in patient care
dc.typeDissertation
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