Thomas Ploug
Biographic Data
| ID | 1307964 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Ploug |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Ploug |
| SIGNATURE | PLOUG T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aalborg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3693-0547 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Drivers of trust in AI across the domains of finance, law, and healthcare
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems for decision-support are being introduced across multiple domains. One precondition for successful implementation is that those affected by the decisions trust the AI system. In the literature, many drivers of trust in AI have been proposed. In this study, we investigate the relative importance of six potential drivers of trust across three different decision-making domains, i.e., finance, legal, and healthcar…
The right to a second opinion on Artificial Intelligence diagnosis—Remedying the inadequacy of a risk‐based regulation
In this paper, we argue that patients who are subjects of Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐supported diagnosis and treatment planning should have a right to a second opinion, but also that this right should not necessarily be construed as a right to a physician opinion. The right to a second opinion could potentially be satisfied by another independent AI system. Our considerations on the right to second opinion are embedded in the wider debate on di…
People Should Have a Right Not to Be Subjected to AI Profiling Based on Publicly Available Data! A Reply to Holm
Studies suggest that machine learning models may accurately predict depression and other mental health-related conditions based on social media data. I have recently argued that individuals should have sui generis right not to be subjected to AI profiling based on publicly available data without their explicit informed consent. In a comment, Holm claims that there are scenarios in which individuals have a reason to prefer attempts of social contr…
The Right Not to Be Subjected to AI Profiling Based on Publicly Available Data—Privacy and the Exceptionalism of AI Profiling
Social media data hold considerable potential for predicting health-related conditions. Recent studies suggest that machine-learning models may accurately predict depression and other mental health-related conditions based on Instagram photos and Tweets. In this article, it is argued that individuals should have a sui generis right not to be subjected to AI profiling based on publicly available data without their explicit informed consent. The ar…
Control, trust and the sharing of health information
Clinical information about patients is increasingly being stored in electronic form and has therefore become more easily shareable. Data are collected as part of clinical care but have multiple other potential uses in relation to health system planning, audit and research. The use of clinical information for these secondary uses is controversial, and the ability to safeguard personal and sensitive data under current practices is contested. In thi…
Do journals and corporate sponsors back certain views in topics where disagreement prevails
The ‘Expiry Problem’ of broad consent for biobank research - And why a meta consent model solves it
In this response to Neil Manson’s latest intervention in our debate about the best consent model for biobank research we show, contra Manson that the ‘expiry problem’ that affects broad consent models because of changes over time in methods, purposes, types of data used and governance structures is a real and significant problem. We further show that our preferred implementation of meta consent as a national consent platform solves this problem a…
Informed or misinformed choice? Framing effects in a national information pamphlet on colorectal cancer screening
In March 2014 the Danish Health Authority established a national screening programme for colorectal cancer. During a four-year period all Danish citizens aged 50–74 years will receive an invitation along with an information pamphlet about the benefits and harms of participating. There is an international consensus that participation in cancer screening should be based on informed consent, as all screening programmes for cancer have the potential …
To nudge or not to nudge
‘Nudging—and the underlying idea ‘libertarian paternalism’—to an increasing degree influences policy thinking in the healthcare sector. This article discusses the influence exerted upon a woman's choice of participation in the Danish breast screening programme in light of ‘libertarian paternalism’. The basic tenet of ‘libertarian paternalism’ is outlined and the relationship between ‘libertarian paternalism’ and informed consent investigated. Key…
Branching time, indeterminism and tense logic
Ethics in Cyberspace
Branching time, indeterminism and tense logic
To nudge or not to nudge
‘Nudging—and the underlying idea ‘libertarian paternalism’—to an increasing degree influences policy thinking in the healthcare sector. This article discusses the influence exerted upon a woman's choice of participation in the Danish breast screening programme in light of ‘libertarian paternalism’. The basic tenet of ‘libertarian paternalism’ is outlined and the relationship between ‘libertarian paternalism’ and informed consent investigated. Key…
Ethics in Cyberspace
To nudge or not to nudge
‘Nudging—and the underlying idea ‘libertarian paternalism’—to an increasing degree influences policy thinking in the healthcare sector. This article discusses the influence exerted upon a woman's choice of participation in the Danish breast screening programme in light of ‘libertarian paternalism’. The basic tenet of ‘libertarian paternalism’ is outlined and the relationship between ‘libertarian paternalism’ and informed consent investigated. Key…
Branching time, indeterminism and tense logic
Informed or misinformed choice? Framing effects in a national information pamphlet on colorectal cancer screening
In March 2014 the Danish Health Authority established a national screening programme for colorectal cancer. During a four-year period all Danish citizens aged 50–74 years will receive an invitation along with an information pamphlet about the benefits and harms of participating. There is an international consensus that participation in cancer screening should be based on informed consent, as all screening programmes for cancer have the potential …
The ‘Expiry Problem’ of broad consent for biobank research - And why a meta consent model solves it
In this response to Neil Manson’s latest intervention in our debate about the best consent model for biobank research we show, contra Manson that the ‘expiry problem’ that affects broad consent models because of changes over time in methods, purposes, types of data used and governance structures is a real and significant problem. We further show that our preferred implementation of meta consent as a national consent platform solves this problem a…
Control, trust and the sharing of health information
Clinical information about patients is increasingly being stored in electronic form and has therefore become more easily shareable. Data are collected as part of clinical care but have multiple other potential uses in relation to health system planning, audit and research. The use of clinical information for these secondary uses is controversial, and the ability to safeguard personal and sensitive data under current practices is contested. In thi…
Do journals and corporate sponsors back certain views in topics where disagreement prevails
The right to a second opinion on Artificial Intelligence diagnosis—Remedying the inadequacy of a risk‐based regulation
In this paper, we argue that patients who are subjects of Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐supported diagnosis and treatment planning should have a right to a second opinion, but also that this right should not necessarily be construed as a right to a physician opinion. The right to a second opinion could potentially be satisfied by another independent AI system. Our considerations on the right to second opinion are embedded in the wider debate on di…
People Should Have a Right Not to Be Subjected to AI Profiling Based on Publicly Available Data! A Reply to Holm
Studies suggest that machine learning models may accurately predict depression and other mental health-related conditions based on social media data. I have recently argued that individuals should have sui generis right not to be subjected to AI profiling based on publicly available data without their explicit informed consent. In a comment, Holm claims that there are scenarios in which individuals have a reason to prefer attempts of social contr…
The Right Not to Be Subjected to AI Profiling Based on Publicly Available Data—Privacy and the Exceptionalism of AI Profiling
Social media data hold considerable potential for predicting health-related conditions. Recent studies suggest that machine-learning models may accurately predict depression and other mental health-related conditions based on Instagram photos and Tweets. In this article, it is argued that individuals should have a sui generis right not to be subjected to AI profiling based on publicly available data without their explicit informed consent. The ar…
Drivers of trust in AI across the domains of finance, law, and healthcare
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems for decision-support are being introduced across multiple domains. One precondition for successful implementation is that those affected by the decisions trust the AI system. In the literature, many drivers of trust in AI have been proposed. In this study, we investigate the relative importance of six potential drivers of trust across three different decision-making domains, i.e., finance, legal, and healthcar…
Political science (7 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI (4 works) · Internet privacy (4 works) · Alternative medicine (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Danish (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works)