From Data-Driven to Purpose-Driven Artificial Intelligence: Systems Thinking for Data-Analytic Automation of Patient Care

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Main Authors: Anadria, Daniel, Dobbe, Roel, Giachanou, Anastasia, Kuiper, Ruurd, Bartels, Richard, van Amsterdam, Wouter, de Troya, Íñigo Martínez de Rituerto, Zürcher, Carmen, Oberski, Daniel
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author Anadria, Daniel
Dobbe, Roel
Giachanou, Anastasia
Kuiper, Ruurd
Bartels, Richard
van Amsterdam, Wouter
de Troya, Íñigo Martínez de Rituerto
Zürcher, Carmen
Oberski, Daniel
author_facet Anadria, Daniel
Dobbe, Roel
Giachanou, Anastasia
Kuiper, Ruurd
Bartels, Richard
van Amsterdam, Wouter
de Troya, Íñigo Martínez de Rituerto
Zürcher, Carmen
Oberski, Daniel
contents In this work, we reflect on the data-driven modeling paradigm that is gaining ground in AI-driven automation of patient care. We argue that the repurposing of existing real-world patient datasets for machine learning may not always represent an optimal approach to model development as it could lead to undesirable outcomes in patient care. We reflect on the history of data analysis to explain how the data-driven paradigm rose to popularity, and we envision ways in which systems thinking and clinical domain theory could complement the existing model development approaches in reaching human-centric outcomes. We call for a purpose-driven machine learning paradigm that is grounded in clinical theory and the sociotechnical realities of real-world operational contexts. We argue that understanding the utility of existing patient datasets requires looking in two directions: upstream towards the data generation, and downstream towards the automation objectives. This purpose-driven perspective to AI system development opens up new methodological opportunities and holds promise for AI automation of patient care.
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spellingShingle From Data-Driven to Purpose-Driven Artificial Intelligence: Systems Thinking for Data-Analytic Automation of Patient Care
Anadria, Daniel
Dobbe, Roel
Giachanou, Anastasia
Kuiper, Ruurd
Bartels, Richard
van Amsterdam, Wouter
de Troya, Íñigo Martínez de Rituerto
Zürcher, Carmen
Oberski, Daniel
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
Statistics Theory
Methodology
In this work, we reflect on the data-driven modeling paradigm that is gaining ground in AI-driven automation of patient care. We argue that the repurposing of existing real-world patient datasets for machine learning may not always represent an optimal approach to model development as it could lead to undesirable outcomes in patient care. We reflect on the history of data analysis to explain how the data-driven paradigm rose to popularity, and we envision ways in which systems thinking and clinical domain theory could complement the existing model development approaches in reaching human-centric outcomes. We call for a purpose-driven machine learning paradigm that is grounded in clinical theory and the sociotechnical realities of real-world operational contexts. We argue that understanding the utility of existing patient datasets requires looking in two directions: upstream towards the data generation, and downstream towards the automation objectives. This purpose-driven perspective to AI system development opens up new methodological opportunities and holds promise for AI automation of patient care.
title From Data-Driven to Purpose-Driven Artificial Intelligence: Systems Thinking for Data-Analytic Automation of Patient Care
topic Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
Statistics Theory
Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.13584