The Role and Limits of Principles in AI Ethics: Toward a Focus on Tensions

Author: Jess Whittlestone et al.; Publisher: Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society; Publication Year: 2019. The following research article argues that there are tensions between common principles guiding ethical decision-making about artificial intelligence (AI). They explain 4 key tensions: service quality versus privacy, accuracy versus fair treatment, personalization versus solidarity, and convenience versus dignity. By analogy with bioethics, the authors also argue…

Ethics in Health Informatics

Author: Courtney Eiland; Publisher: Noodle; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses the importance of bioethics for healthcare professionals. The author begins by highlighting laws pertaining to patient privacy, such as the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The former includes 3 provisions for patients: 1). The right to request access to their records…