Technology,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Data Privacy
Oct. 18, 2024
Ethical and privacy standards in forensic psychiatry in the AI era
Patients may not fully understand how their data will be used by AI, making informed consent challenging. Algorithmic transparency is essential to scrutinize and challenge AI decisions.





Laura Davies , MD
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Adult, Child, and Adolescent Psychiatry
Cleveland State University
Patricia Thaine
Co-Founder and CEO, Private AI

As artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies reshape the landscape of medicine, data, and law, new ethical and privacy challenges are emerging. Forensic psychiatry, which sits at the intersection of mental health and law, has long grappled with balancing patient confidentiality and the need for transparency in legal proceedings. Data and reports have always been vulnerable: mail was misdelivered, boxes of files went ...
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