FUTURE-AI: international consensus guideline for trustworthy and deployable artificial intelligence in healthcare
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Abstract
Despite major advances in artificial intelligence (AI) research for healthcare, the deployment and adoption of AI technologies remain limited in clinical practice. This paper describes the FUTURE-AI framework, which provides guidance for the development and deployment of trustworthy AI tools in healthcare. The FUTURE-AI Consortium was founded in 2021 and comprises 117 interdisciplinary experts from 50 countries representing all continents, including AI scientists, clinical researchers, biomedical ethicists, and social scientists. Over a two year period, the FUTURE-AI guideline was established through consensus based on six guiding principles—fairness, universality, traceability, usability, robustness, and explainability. To operationalise trustworthy AI in healthcare, a set of 30 best practices were defined, addressing technical, clinical, socioethical, and legal dimensions. The recommendations cover the entire lifecycle of healthcare AI, from design, development, and validation to regulation, deployment, and monitoring.
Date Issued
2025-02-05
Date Acceptance
2025-01-10
Citation
BMJ: British Medical Journal, 2025, 388
ISSN
0959-535X
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Journal / Book Title
BMJ: British Medical Journal
Volume
388
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39909534
Subjects
FUTURE-AI Consortium
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Article Number
e081554
Date Publish Online
2025-02-05