5 papers
Agentic AI, Medical Morality, and the Transformation of the Patient-Physician Relationship
Robert Ranisch, Sabine Salloch
The emergence of agentic AI marks a new phase in the digital transformation of healthcare. Distinct from conventional generative AI, agentic AI systems are capable of autonomous, g…
From Everyday to Existential -- The ethics of shifting the boundaries of health and data with multimodal digital biomarkers
Joschka Haltaufderheide, Florian Funer, Esther Braun +3
Multimodal digital biomarkers (MDBs) integrate diverse physiological, behavioral, and contextual data to provide continuous representations of health. This paper argues that MDBs e…
Ethical Aspects of the Use of Social Robots in Elderly Care -- A Systematic Qualitative Review
Marianne Leineweber, Clara Victoria Keusgen, Marc Bubeck +3
Background: The use of social robotics in elderly care is increasingly discussed as one way of meeting emerging care needs due to scarce resources. While many potential benefits ar…
Rapid Integration of LLMs in Healthcare Raises Ethical Concerns: An Investigation into Deceptive Patterns in Social Robots
Robert Ranisch, Joschka Haltaufderheide
Conversational agents are increasingly used in healthcare, and the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) has significantly enhanced their capabilities. When integrated into s…
The ethical landscape of robot-assisted surgery. A systematic review
Joschka Haltaufderheide, Stefanie Pfisterer-Heise, Dawid Pieper +1
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…