Table 1 |.

An ethical analysis of possible decision pathways

Decision pathway from Fig. 1	Sensitive to patients’ values and preferences?	Likely to have patient support?	Concerns
A	Yes	Yes	Implementation challenges (discussed in main text)
B	Yes	Yes	Implementation challenges (discussed in main text)
C	No	No	Despite human input, patients’ values and preferences are not considered when managing uncertainty, eroding patient trust
D	No	No	Despite human input, patients’ values and preferences are not considered when managing uncertainty, eroding patient trust
E	No	No	Loss of human input, combined with failure to consider patients’ values and preferences, is likely to severely undermine trust
F	Yes	No	Although patients’ values and preferences are considered, loss of human input is likely to undermine patient trust at the present time