This report considers how best to address this growing gap in ethical oversight.
The document examines how standards for research ethics may need to evolve to address the risks and benefits of AI-related health research and to integrate emerging ethical principles underpinning the use of AI.
The report then considers how ethics review and oversight of different types of AI-related health research by research ethics committees (RECs) and third-party oversight mechanisms could be strengthened within their respective mandates.
There are several reasons that RECs may not yet be able to fully carry out their duties in this new field. For example, the current
operating model of RECs could be strengthened for how, when and where AI-related health research is carried out. Furthermore, RECs could be supported with additional expertise, training, capacity and support to oversee AI-related health research.