Federated learning is not a cure-all for data ethics

Marieke Bak; Vince I. Madai; Leo Anthony Celi; Georgios A. Kaissis; Ronald Cornet; Menno Maris; Daniel Rueckert; Alena Buyx; Stuart McLennan

doi:10.1038/s42256-024-00813-x

Federated learning is not a cure-all for data ethics

Marieke Bak, Vince I. Madai, Leo Anthony Celi, Georgios A. Kaissis, Ronald Cornet, Menno Maris, Daniel Rueckert, Alena Buyx, Stuart McLennan

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Although federated learning is often seen as a promising solution to allow AI innovation while addressing privacy concerns, we argue that this technology does not fix all underlying data ethics concerns. Benefiting from federated learning in digital health requires acknowledgement of its limitations.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Machine Intelligence
Early online date	2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-024-00813-x
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 2024

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Federated learning is not a cure-all for data ethics

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