Michael Balas, Jordan Joseph Wadden, Philip C Hébert, Eric Mathison, Marika D Warren, Victoria Seavilleklein, Daniel Wyzynski, Alison Callahan, Sean A Crawford, Parnian Arjmand, Edsel B Ing
Integrating large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 into medical ethics is a novel concept, and understanding the effectiveness of these models in aiding ethicists with decision-making can have significant implications for the healthcare sector. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of GPT-4 in responding to complex medical ethical vignettes and to gauge its utility and limitations for aiding medical ethicists. Using a mixed-methods, cross-sectional survey approach, a panel of six ethicists assessed LLM-generated responses to eight ethical vignettes...
November 9, 2023: Journal of Medical Ethics