Parenting Journal · Volume 3 · Issue 1 · Licensed source edition
Engaging children and young people on the potential role of artificial intelligence in medicine
Originally published 2022-04-07 · Pediatric Research
Springer Science and Business Media LLC · DOI 10.1038/s41390-022-02053-4 ↗
AI / system type
Mixed healthcare AI scenarios; participatory design
Family implicationsDesign, ethics, stakeholder or technical evidence with child/family implications; household benefits are not assumed.
The AI connection
Examines potential AI nurses, chatbots, robots and other healthcare applications through design scenarios.
Why this reading matters
Practical example of youth participation rather than an adult-only policy argument.
Editorial reading guide · Collaboration
How can my child have a real voice in technology decisions affecting their care?
Maps to Collaboration by involving young people with healthcare experience in AI design priorities.
Study context
21 pediatric-hospital Young Persons Advisory Group members
Age / stage: 10–21 years; mixed child/adolescent/young-adult group
Read with three questions
- Which healthcare AI scenarios felt more acceptable to participants?
- How did multiple response channels enable participation?
- Why are these workshop views not representative population estimates?
Keep the limits in view
Small selected advisory group, anonymous aggregated responses and hypothetical scenarios; includes adults up to 21 and does not estimate clinical outcomes.
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Sheena Visram; Deirdre Leyden; Oceiah Annesley; Dauda Bappa; Neil J Sebire (2022). Engaging children and young people on the potential role of artificial intelligence in medicine Pediatric Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-022-02053-4
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