By Seyed Amir Ahmad Safavi-Naini In an age where artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming medicine, patient data is more valuable than ever. Open-access initiatives have revolutionized research by fostering collaboration and accelerating innovation. However, they also pose profound ethical challenges, particularly regarding patient consent and the commercialization of data. As we navigate this complex landscape, […]
Category: Artificial intelligence
Simulated empathy in surgical informed consent: Should AI comfort patients or just inform them?
By Pranab Rudra. The use of AI in healthcare is rapidly expanding, raising critical ethical questions about its role in informed consent, a process that relies not only on clear, accurate information but also on genuine human connection. This focus is crucial because informed consent is both an informational and an emotional interaction, and any […]
The doctor will speak as you prefer? How AI could personalize medical communication
By Hazem Zohny, Jemima Winfried Allen, Dominic Wilkinson, and Julian Savulescu. When you go to the doctor, there’s little telling what kind of communicator you’ll get. Some doctors are on the paternalistic side, telling you what you should do without much discussion. Others just give you the facts and leave the decision entirely to you. […]
My digital twin is queer
By Jose Luis Guerrero Quiñones and Anna Puzio. What if we could avoid (at least to some extent) doctors’ appointments? No more waiting times, no more moving around hospital floors. Who wouldn’t be happy to send someone else in their place for certain medical examinations? In the future, instead of undergoing a thorough physical examination, […]
Should virtual assistants be used to help people in vulnerable positions access care?
By Steven R. Kraaijeveld, Hanneke van Heijster, Nadine Bol, and Kris E. Bevelander. The rising costs of health care in Europe and many countries around the world have led to calls to use technology and digitalization to “drive more equitable and sustainable outcome for all”. Digitalizing parts of health care may not only reduce costs, […]
Am I standing in the way of my own philosophy?
By Peter Singer. Karl Marx wrote, with Hegel in mind: “if a philosopher really has compromised, it is the job of his followers to use the inner core of his thought to illuminate his own superficial expressions of it.” That expresses well the attitude of the Young Hegelians, of whom Marx was one, and who, […]
Is that what I think like?
By Sankalpa Ghose. What does it mean for a philosopher, or really anyone, to be represented by an artificial intelligence? In creating PSai (available now at www.petersinger.ai), this naturally arises as a curiosity and a consideration. As related in “A Representative Interview with Peter Singer AI” – just published in Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics […]
Do philosophers stand in the way of their own philosophy?
By Matti Häyry. I recently interviewed Peter Singer AI – that is to say, philosopher Peter Singer’s digital representation petersinger.ai, created by Sankalpa Ghose and available online. After the interview with the bot, I asked Peter Singer himself what he thought about the answers. His response revealed an interesting tension. For me, the experience was […]
Should artificial intelligence guide surrogate decisions in healthcare?
By Marco Annoni. Artificial intelligence (AI) may soon be able to predict which treatments a patient would prefer to receive—or refuse. Among the many applications of AI in healthcare, one of the most promising is its potential to support substitute decision-making. Substitute decisions are required when patients lack the capacity to make informed decisions for […]
To succeed as an innovation hub, we need ground rules for ethical use of AI tools
By Sebastian Porsdam Mann, Brian D Earp and Julian Savulescu. Republished with permission from the Straits Times After a severe bout of Covid-19, a colleague, Sumeeta, found herself facing an unexpected challenge. Despite her intact verbal intelligence and reasoning skills, she suddenly struggled with the mechanics of writing. Constructing grammatical sentences and coherent paragraphs now […]