ethics

Robot displays a glimmer of empathy to partner robot

Engineers have create a robot that learns to visually predict how its partner robot will behave, displaying a glimmer of empathy.

Potential jurors favor use of AI in precision medicine

Physicians who follow AI advice may be considered less liable for medical malpractice than is commonly thought, according to a new study of potential jury candidates in the U.S.

Are digital trackers for mental health fit for purpose?

Digital tracking of people with mental health conditions has the power to transform medical diagnostics and treatment, but its claims need careful scrutiny.

Tackling thics concerns regarding use of carebots

An analysis highlights the realistic pros and cons of apps and other technologies that use AI to benefit older adults, including those facing dementia and cognitive decline.

Finding moral common ground in human-robot relations

Designers who use ethics to shape better companion robots will end up making better humans, too, say UNSW researchers.

'Biases’: AI’s limitations in coronavirus response

AI is playing a key role in the Covid-19 response, but it could also be exacerbating inequalities within our health systems – a critical concern that is dragging the technology’s limitations back into the spotlight.

The embedded ethics approach in AI development

Alena Buyx, Professor of Ethics in Medicine and Health Technologies at TUM, explains the embedded ethics approach.

Digital transformation: From sick care to proactive health care

“The digital transformation will make healthcare even more human. It will enable us to provide preventive and personalized healthcare,” says Prof. Dr. Koen Kas, Professor of Oncology at Ghent University, Belgium.

Wearable biosensors may pave the way for personalized health

Penn State engineers say computational power is key to technology for smart bandages, health tattoos and artificial organs.

Facial recognition software IDs individuals from MRI scans

Though identifying data typically are removed from medical image files before they are shared for research, a study finds that this may not be enough to protect patient privacy.

Mental health game changer

Using a simple computer game and AI techniques, researchers were able to identify behavioural patterns in subjects with depression and bipolar disorder.

AI identified decision-relevant patterns in EEG of coma patients

A research team has succeeded in identifying specific patterns in Electro-Encephalogram (EEG) analyses that the deep learning network uses for making prognosis decisions.

Bioprinting complex living tissue in seconds

Researchers have developed an extremely fast optical method for sculpting complex shapes in stem-cell-laden hydrogels and then vascularizing the resulting tissue.

Robot therapists need rules

Numerous initiatives using robots for improving mental health already exist. However, the use of embodied AI in psychiatry poses ethical questions.

Beware of medical ‘shadow’ records, ‘black box’ tools

A team of experts led by two University of Michigan researchers calls for attention to this shadow record.

Biometric fingerprinting tool for newborn identifcation

Researchers at the University of California San Diego develop a new non-touch technology that rapidly identifies infants and children.