Proposal for Type Classification for Building Trust in Medical Artificial Intelligence Systems

Abstract

This paper proposes the establishment of Medical Artificial Intelligence (AI) Types (MA Types)"that classify AI in medicine not only by technical system requirements but also implications to healthcare workers' roles and users/patients. MA Types can be useful to promote discussion regarding the purpose and application of the clinical site. Although MA Types are based on the current technologies and regulations in Japan, but that does not hinder the potential reform of the technologies and regulations. MA Types aims to facilitate discussions among physicians, healthcare workers, engineers, public/patients and policymakers on AI systems in medical practices.