Ethics Education for Healthcare Professionals in the Era of ChatGPT and Other Large Language Models: Do We Still Need It?

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Figure 1. SWOT graphic on effective and equitable use of LLMs in bioethics training and education.

Table 1. Table of terms.

Table of Terms
Algorithm*	A clearly specified mathematical process for computation; a set of rules that, if followed, will give a prescribed result.
Artificial Intelligence	The field and science of making intelligent machines.
GPT	Generative Pre-trained transformer
LLM	Large Language Model—a type of machine learning model that performs natural language processing tasks to predict and generate responses to user queries in ways that mimic conversational patterns between humans.
Machine learning*	A field within artificial intelligence focused on the ability of computers to learn from provided data without being explicitly programmed for a particular task
Model*	A detailed description or scaled representation of one component of a larger system that can be created, operated, and analyzed to predict actual operational characteristics of the final produced component.
NLP*	Natural Language Processing—branch of computer science that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze human text and speech data.

*Excerpted from the official glossary of the National Institutes for Standards and Technology.