Common Rule Revisions to Govern Machine Learning on Indigenous Data: Implementing the Expectations

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We agree with Chapman et al. that the Common Rule needs revision, particularly regarding the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) in health research with Indigenous Peoples. Without greater consideration of collective harms in human subjects research, this emerging technology has the capacity to circumvent Indigenous Peoples self-determination as reaffirmed by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance (Collective benefit, Authority to control, Responsibility, Ethics).

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Halmai, Nicole B. ; Carroll, Stephanie Russo ; Garba, Ibrahim ; Yracheta, Joseph Manuel & Garrison, Nanibaa’ A. (2025). Common Rule Revisions to Govern Machine Learning on Indigenous Data: Implementing the Expectations. American Journal of Bioethics 25 (2):73-76.

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