BSR | Human Rights Impacts of AI in the Healthcare Industry 10 4. Human Autonomy The increasing use of AI systems in the For example, healthcare professionals and healthcare industry to provide healthcare patients may believe AI systems to be infallible. services such as diagnosis, treatment Unequivocal con昀椀dence in AI technology plans, and symptom monitoring may lead could lead to 昀氀awed healthcare decisions to an overreliance on these systems by pertaining to diagnosis or treatment. These healthcare professionals and patients. Over- decisions may have harmful outcomes, reliance on algorithms to make decisions such as misdiagnosis, overdiagnosis, regarding health management could result underdiagnosis, or overtreatment.8 in potential impacts to mental autonomy.7 HUMAN RIGHTS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED • Human autonomy and dignity (UDHR Article 1) • Right to freedom of thought (UDHR Article 18)