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Taposh Dutta Roy

Harvard Medical School & Director, Kaiser Permanente, USA

Presentation Title:

BAIA: An agentic AI framework for bioethical clinical decision support

Abstract

Healthcare professionals often face ethically complex cases in end-of-life care, informed consent, and surrogate decision-making, which can result in significant moral distress. This paper introduces the Bioethics Artificial Intelligence Advisory (BAIA) framework, an agentic AI system designed to support clinical ethical decision-making. BAIA integrates multiple bioethical approaches—principlism, casuistry, and narrative ethics—with advanced AI capabilities to deliver context-aware, actionable insights. The framework employs structured methodologies such as paradigmatic case review, mattering maps, and scenario-based reasoning. Case studies involving end-of-life care and conjoined twin separation highlight BAIA’s potential to harmonize diverse ethical perspectives while alleviating clinicians' moral burden. BAIA’s agentic architecture also enables integration with existing systems like METHAD, Delphi, and EAIFT. The paper further addresses limitations related to bias, data quality, and the necessity of maintaining human oversight, advancing responsible AI for ethical healthcare.

Biography

Taposh Roy is the Director of Innovation & AI at Kaiser Permanente, where he leads groundbreaking initiatives in responsible AI, digital twins, and large-scale forecasting, delivering over $1 billion in projected impact across healthcare operations. He holds a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, and an MBA from the University of California, Davis. He is currently advancing his expertise in AI and clinical decision-making through graduate studies at Harvard Medical School. Taposh is the founder of the Silicon Valley Quantum Computing group, a premier forum dedicated to exploring the convergence of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and healthcare innovation.With more than 20 years of leadership experience, Taposh is widely recognized for bridging deep technical expertise with ethical foresight.