Ethics of using artificial intelligence (AI) in veterinary medicine

Abstract This paper provides the first comprehensive analysis of ethical issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI) in veterinary medicine for companion animals. Veterinary is a socially valued service, which, like human medicine, will likely be significantly affected AI. AI raises some unique because nature client–patient–practitioner relationship, society’s relatively minimal valuation and protection nonhuman animals differences opinion about responsibilities to animal patients clients. The examines how these distinctive features influence ethics systems that might benefit clients, veterinarians patients—but also harm them. It offers practical guidance should interest ethicists, veterinarians, clinic owners, bodies regulators, technology developers researchers.