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Episode Synopsis
Covers the challenges that Institutional Review Board (IRB) members face when reviewing research protocols that involve artificial intelligence (AI), strategies for addressing those challenges, current events and trends that may impact human subjects research involving AI, and additional resources that you can utilize if you are involved in this space.Our guest is Tamiko Eto, MS, CIP who manages research compliance at the Division of Research at Kaiser Permanente. Tamiko also serves on the AI Ethics Advisory Board for Northeastern University’s Institute of Experiential AI.Additional Resources:HHS definitions of human subject and research: https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/regulations/45-cfr-46/revised-common-rule-regulatory-text/index.html#46.102Nils Nilsson definition of AI: https://ai.stanford.edu/~nilsson/QAI/qai.pdfJoanna Bryson and Jeremy Wyatt definition of AI: http://www.cs.bath.ac.uk/~jjb/web/whatisai.htmlOHRP list of ethical codes and research standards: https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/international/ethical-codes-and-research-standards/index.htmlSACHRP considerations for IRB review of research involving AI: https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp-committee/recommendations/attachment-e-july-25-2022-letter/index.htmlFDA guidance: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/digital-health-center-excellence/software-medical-device-samdOSTP blueprint for AI bill of rights: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-of-rights/EU proposed AI Act: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A52021PC0206CITI Program AI content: https://about.citiprogram.org/course/technology-ethics-and-regulations/PRIM&R webinars: https://primr.org/online-learning/webinarsIRB reviewer checklist and decision tree: https://etohconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ai-hsr-irb-reviewer-checklist-with-decision-tree.pdfWhite paper on IRB review of AI HSR: https://techinhsr.com/2022/08/25/how-to-conduct-an-effective-irb-review-of-artificial-intelligence-human-subjec/
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