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<p>The article deals with the ethical and legal aspects of the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. The author analyses key threats to the fundamental values held by the majority of democratic society and the human rights guaranteed by international human rights treaties, such as the European Convention on Human Rights. Emphasis is placed, in particular, on the risk of restricting patients’ autonomy due to an insufficient regulation of the use of clinical decision-support systems, a lack of humanistic care due to excessive use of care robots, a decline in human skills in specific fields of medicine, such as radiology, and the violation of privacy by extensive surveillance of social media. The article provides an overview of the benefits of artificial intelligence for healthcare, but also warns of the downsides, with the aim to encourage a debate that would lead to reasonable legal regulation.</p>
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Summary
The article deals with the ethical and legal aspects of the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. The author analyses key threats to the fundamental values held by the majority of democratic society and the human rights guaranteed by international human rights treaties, such as the European Convention on Human Rights. Emphasis is placed, in particular, on the risk of restricting patients’ autonomy due to an insufficient regulation of the use of clinical decision-support systems, a lack of humanistic care due to excessive use of care robots, a decline in human skills in specific fields of medicine, such as radiology, and the violation of privacy by extensive surveillance of social media. The article provides an overview of the benefits of artificial intelligence for healthcare, but also warns of the downsides, with the aim to encourage a debate that would lead to reasonable legal regulation.

Artificial intelligence in healthcare:  Threats to the fundamental values of our society

European Studies

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Summary
The article deals with the ethical and legal aspects of the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. The author analyses key threats to the...

Artificial intelligence in healthcare: Threats to the fundamental values of our society

Published Online: Apr 02, 2023

Page range: 181 - 196

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2022-0019

Keywords
Artificial intelligence, human rights, patient autonomy, privacy, surveillance, healthcare

© 2022 Klára Zikmundová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Artificial intelligence in healthcare: Threats to the fundamental values of our society

Published Online: Apr 02, 2023

Page range: 181 - 196

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2022-0019

KeywordsArtificial intelligence, human rights, patient autonomy, privacy, surveillance, healthcare

© 2022 Klára Zikmundová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Artificial intelligence, human rights, patient autonomy, privacy, surveillance, healthcare