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    Four Ethical Priorities for Neurotechnologies and AI

    Artificial intelligence and brain-computer interfaces could revolutionize the treatment of paralysis, schizophrenia, and more. But these neurotechnologies must respect and preserve people’s privacy, identity, agency, and equality, states an article...

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    Should We Pursue Genetic Cognitive Enhancement?

    That was one of the many questions explored at a public event at the New York Academy of Sciences on May 21, cosponsored by The Hastings Center, the Aspen Brain...

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    Control and Responsible Innovation of Artificial Intelligence

    Artificial intelligence and robotics are beginning to transform nearly every sector and facet of modern life. While the benefits and expected benefits could be vast, there are also concerns about...

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    Policy Recommendations: Control and Responsible Innovation of Artificial Intelligence

    A major international project at The Hastings Center released policy recommendations for the development of artificial intelligence and robotics to help reap the benefits and productivity gains and minimize the...

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    Should Pandora’s Brain Be Regulated?

    The creation of humanlike intelligence in a nonbiological being would be the greatest achievement in human history. Many experts believe this will happen within decades. What role should, or could, regulatory bodies play?

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    Hastings President Addresses the Question: Is Ethical AI an Oxymoron?

    As artificial intelligence transforms health care, what should be done to assure that it brings about improvements and greater equity? To address those questions, Hastings Center President Mildred Solomon joined a panel at the Aspen Ideas: Health Festival called “Ethical Artificial Intelligence: Oxymoron or Possibility?”

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    Expert in Artificial Intelligence Named Hastings Center Senior Advisor

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    Can AI Reduce Inequity and Improve Empathy in Medicine? A Conversation Between Eric Topol and Mildred Solomon

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    Science in the Biden White House: Eric Lander, Alondra Nelson, and the Legacy of Lewis Thomas

    Science has replaced populism in the White House. For the first time, the president's science advisor will be elevated to cabinet rank. There are other good omens, as well.

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    Regulation of Software as a Medical Device: Opportunity for Bioethics

    In January, right before President Biden took office, the Food and Drug Administration proposed permanently exempting “software as a medical device” from regulatory review. The agency waived the approval process last year to streamline regulatory oversight during the Covid emergency. But the growing use of artificial intelligence programs and digital devices in health care raises safety and ethical concerns that require more attention. The Biden administration put the proposal on hold for now. Meanwhile, bioethicists should weigh in as the FDA reviews its action plan.

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    Considering the Potential and Pitfalls of “Dr. GPT-3” in a Clinic Near You

    Artificial intelligence natural language computer applications are becoming increasingly sophisticated, raising the possibility that they could assume a greater role in health care, including interacting with patients. But before these...

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    Hiland Honored for Chatbot Warning

    Chatbots powered by artificial intelligence, smartphone applications, and other “telemental” services are promoted as innovative solutions to skyrocketing rates of depression, anxiety, and mental distress. But they pose an array of harms, writes Emma Bedor Hiland in “How Smart Tech Tried to Solve the Mental Health Crisis and Only Made It Worse,” the winner of the 2022 David Roscoe Award for an Early-Career Essay on Science, Ethics, and Society.

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    ChatGPT in the Clinic? Medical AI Needs Ethicists

    There's a lot of excitement about the possibilities of sophisticated, conversational AI in medicine, but we are already seeing problematic examples of its use. The insight of ethicists is sorely needed.

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    My Friend ChatGPT: Fun to Talk With, Not Yet to Be Trusted

    How long does it take to trust someone? Think twice before getting too close to your chatty friend ChatGPT.

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    AI Meets Bioethics Literature: How Did It Do?

    How accurately could AI translate complex medical information for lay persons? How well could it identify and distill the ethical dilemmas posed by research findings? What safeguards could be used to prevent the use of AI for misinformation and disinformation? We performed a small nonscientific experiment.

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    ChatGPT Just Makes Stuff Up: A Conversation on a Controversial Topic

    I am currently writing up the results of a retrospective chart review of patients’ consent or refusal for medical students to perform pelvic exams on them when they’re under anesthesia and sedated. I asked ChatGPT to summarize the ethical issues and tell me what sources it used to generate its response.

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    For Ethical Use of AI in Medicine, Don’t Overlook Maintenance and Repair

    AI systems are susceptible to bias; maintenance and repair are essential to detecting and eliminating it.

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    Ravitsky Appointed to AI Initiative

    The National Academy of Medicine has appointed Hastings Center president-designate Vardit Ravitsky to a new initiative aiming to ensure the safe, ethical, reliable, and equitable use of artificial intelligence in...

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    Hastings Center Partners on AI Project Led by National Academies

    June 21, 2023 – The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) is partnering with a group of leading health, bioethics, equity, tech, patient advocacy, and research organizations, including The Hastings Center, to develop...

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    Journal Editors Issue Guidance on the Use of AI in Scholarly Publishing

    Editors at seven scholarly journals published recommendations on the responsible use of generative artificial intelligence tools by authors, reviewers, and editors. The recommendations ban regarding generative AI as an author – but allow its use to generate text and illustrations. Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report, is lead author of the recommendations.

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    Inside the Lake Nona Impact Forum: Q&A with Vardit Ravitsky

    Two week ago, Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky spoke at the 12th annual Lake Nona Impact Forum, a three-day event that aspires to build “the Wellbeing Ecosystem of the Future,...

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    AI Code of Conduct Draft is Released

    A draft code of conduct for artificial intelligence in health, health care, and biomedical was released on April 8 by the National Academy of Medicine’s AI Code of Conduct initiative;...

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    Hastings Center Open House: June 13

    Join us on our campus overlooking the Hudson River for a conversation about AI, Health, and Bioethics featuring Leigh Hafrey, a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, and...

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    Ravitsky Discusses AI in Health Care on Radio Show

    Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky was a guest on Doctor Radio Reports on SiriusXM on June 4, discussing AI in health care and other bioethics issues. Asked whether she thinks...

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  • Bioethics Forum Essay

    Griefbots Are Here, Raising Questions of Privacy and Well-being

    Hugh Culber is talking to his abuela, asking why her mofongo always came out better than his even though he is using her recipe. She replies that it never came...

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    What Would Make Voice AI in Health Care Ethical and Trustworthy?

    Using human voice as a biomarker of disease is an area of research that is gaining momentum with the help of artificial intelligence. But it is a challenge to develop...

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    Putting Bioethics to Work on AI, Trust, and Health Care

    Artificial intelligence is changing the landscape of health care delivery and biomedical research, but will patients, health care providers, researchers, and the public trust new AI-based tools? And how should...

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  • Bioethics Forum Essay

    Ethical Considerations for Using AI to Predict Suicide Risk

    Predicting a patient's suicide risk is hard. Can AI do better than a clinician?

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  • Bioethics Forum Essay

    What Does AI Jesus Teach Us?

    AI Jesus is just one of many recent examples in which artificial intelligence systems have taken on roles that have always seemed to require human beings. One can worry what these creations will eventually do to us humans. What will be left for humans to do?

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    Understanding a Patient’s AI Medical Journey  

    As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into U.S. health care, patients should know the ways in which AI is being used in their care, concludes a new paper, “Bring a...

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