Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging development in the digital transformation of healthcare. Unlike conventional generative AI, agentic AI systems can perform autonomous, goal-directed...

Robot-assisted surgery has been widely adopted in recent years. However, compared to other health technologies operating in close proximity to patients in a vulnerable state, ethical issues of robot-a...

Definition of the problem Digital health technologies have gained significant importance in recent years. These technologies include symptom checker apps which use algorithms or artificial intelligenc...

Share memories & support the family

Conversational agents are increasingly used in healthcare, with Large Language Models (LLMs) significantly enhancing their capabilities. When integrated into social robots, LLMs offer the potential fo...

Background: Robot-assisted surgery has been widely adopted in recent years. However, compared to other health technologies operating in close proximity to patients in a vulnerable state, ethical issue...

The implications of vulnerable people relying on robots for emotional advice are poorly understood and potentially profound, stirring debate among psychologists.

Neue Technologien wie künstliche Intelligenz, mobile Gesundheitsapps oder der Einsatz von Robotern verändern das Gesundheitswesen rasant und haben enorme Potenziale. Sie stehen allerdings auch mit gro...

npj Digital Medicine - The ethics of ChatGPT in medicine and healthcare: a systematic review on Large Language Models (LLMs)

With the introduction of ChatGPT, Large Language Models (LLMs) have received enormous attention in healthcare. Despite their potential benefits, researchers have underscored various ethical...

Das Netzwerk digitale Medizinethik sucht Lehrpartner*innen zur Erprobung des Curriculums digitale Medizinethik und bittet um Interessensbekundung. Mit dem Curriculum steht ein frei verfügbares und fl...

Background Socially assistive devices (care robots, companions, smart screen assistants) have been advocated as a promising tool in elderly care in Western healthcare systems. Ethical debates indicate...

ChatGPT is a bullshit generator. To understand AI, we should think harder about bullshit

The Digital Medical Ethics Network offers annual fellowships for researchers working on ethical issues related to the digitalisation of healthcare. As part of their fellowship, each fellow gives a pub...

Human cerebral organoids (HCOs) are model systems that enable researchers to investigate the human brain in ways that had previously been impossible. The emergence of HCOs was accompanied by both expe...

Gespräch mit Urban Wiesing und Robert Ranisch von der Forschungsstelle "Ethik der Genom-Editierung", die von der Dr. Kurt und Irmgard Meister-Stiftung gefördert wird