Adoption of Medical AI and its Effect on Speciesism

AI can change healthcare by boosting medical decision-making and patient outcomes. However, the use of AI in medicine creates ethical issues, notably with speciesism. Participants’ awareness of AI in healthcare, perceptions of speciesism, ethical considerations, and willingness to use A I technologies were all gathered through the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and correlation analyses established the relationship between speciesism and AI adoption. 70 % of participants were aware of healthcare AI technologies, but just 45 % showed a willingness to utilize them. 60 % of those hesitant cited ethical concerns regarding speciesism in AI decision-making. The investigation also found a substantial association between participants’ perceptions of speciesism and their willingness to adopt AI technologies, demonstrating that speciesist attitudes affected AI adoption. The study emphasizes ethical considerations and non-human animal interests in medical AI system development and implementation. This research contributes to the ethical use of AI in healthcare by highlighting the effect of speciesism on AI adoption and emphasizing the need to overcome speciesist prejudices to achieve fairness, inclusion, and equity. This study highlights the importance of speciesism awareness and education in medical AI adoption. This study illuminates the relationship between speciesism and medical AI adoption. To enable more inclusive, ethical, and equitable use of AI technologies in healthcare, it addresses ethical considerations and obstacles.