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Wolen Lecture 2025: Rough Justice, Wicked Problems: Using AI to Decide Who Gets Extremely Expensive Treatments

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Indiana University Center for Bioethics

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Vannuys Medical Science Building Room 326/Online

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In the 2025 Robert L Wolen Lecture in Bioethics, Leonard Fleck, PhD, will explore the “wicked problem” of using of AI to guide allocation of healthcare resources.

Every two years the IU Center for Bioethics partners with the IUSM Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology to invite an outstanding individual in the field of bioethics and the conduct of principled science to be the Robert L. Wolen Lecturer in Bioethics.

Event start time: 03:30 pm

Event end time: 04:30 pm

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