Partial Data and Total Pain: Clinical and Ethical Hazards of AI Applications in Palliative Care.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of palliative medicine
Abstract
Medicine finds itself on the brink of an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, promising to transform what it means to be human and thus what it means to encounter humans with serious illness. The character of such transformation in pain management remains yet to be determined, leaving open to what extent AI might exacerbate or resolve challenges confronting pain management. In this article, I aim to clarify what might be expected from AI in pain management on a conceptual level and proceed by problematizing the tension between, on the one hand,
First Page
10966218261422909
Last Page
10966218261422909
DOI
10.1177/10966218261422909
Publication Date
2-24-2026
Recommended Citation
Schimmoeller E. Partial Data and Total Pain: Clinical and Ethical Hazards of AI Applications in Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2026 Feb 24:10966218261422909. doi: 10.1177/10966218261422909. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41733503.