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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Data Science
  • Digital Humanities

Background:

  • Bioethics has historically integrated social science methods, expanding its scope.
  • A new trend involves incorporating advanced data science methods into bioethics for tasks like online data analysis and clinical ethics support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the emerging field of Digital Bioethics.
  • To analyze the relationship between topics and methods in Digital Bioethics.
  • To advocate for a methods-based definition of Digital Bioethics.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the relationship between topics and methods in Digital Bioethics.
  • Comparison with four related academic fields: Digital Humanities, Experimental Philosophical Bioethics, computational medicine, and digitised biology.
  • Discussion of the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare and its implications for bioethics.

Main Results:

  • Digital Bioethics presents unique opportunities and challenges.
  • Defining Digital Bioethics involves trade-offs but can foster field support.
  • Comparative analysis with related fields offers insights for developing Digital Bioethics.

Conclusions:

  • Digital Bioethics requires critical assessment and development to realize its full potential.
  • Recommendations are provided for advancing bioethical research and argument through Digital Bioethics.
  • Critical reflection on AI methods in bioethics is crucial for ethical oversight in AI-driven healthcare.