Why algorithmic speed can be more important than algorithmic accuracy

Jakob Mainz; Lauritz Munch; Jens Christian Bjerring; Sissel Godtfredsen

doi:10.1177/14777509221138750

Why algorithmic speed can be more important than algorithmic accuracy

Jakob Mainz^*, Lauritz Munch, Jens Christian Bjerring, Sissel Godtfredsen

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Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) often outperforms human doctors in terms of decisional speed. For some diseases, the expected benefit of a fast but less accurate decision exceeds the benefit of a slow but more accurate one. In such cases, we argue, it is often justified to rely on a medical AI to maximise decision speed – even if the AI is less accurate than human doctors.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Clinical Ethics
Vol/bind	18
Udgave nummer	2
Sider (fra-til)	161-164
Antal sider	4
ISSN	1477-7509
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/14777509221138750
Status	Udgivet - jun. 2023

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