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AI in Healthcare — Who Should Make Life-and-Death Decisions? (Dr. Christian Yeasted)
Description
AI is increasingly being used in healthcare, from diagnosis to resource allocation.
The question is:
What decisions should AI be involved in—and where should it stop?
My guest is Dr. Christian Yeasted, Chair of Ethics at St. Elizabeth Hospital, who has spent years studying the ethics of artificial intelligence in medicine.
In this conversation, we explore:
• What bioethics is and how it differs from medical ethics
• Where AI can improve healthcare outcomes
• The risks of relying on AI for critical decisions
• How systems might allocate scarce resources (organs, care, time)
• What happens when technology fails or behaves in unexpected ways
This is not about fear or hype.
It's about understanding where judgment belongs.
SHOW NOTES:
Dr Yeasted:
Website: authorcyeasted.com
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