Physicians, attorneys and other professionals whose job duties affect others’ lives usually receive, as part of their formal training, courses that address ethical issues common to their professions.

How do cutting-edge science and technology respond to ethical and legal issues when incorporated into society? These issues are known as ethical, legal and social issues, or “ELSI” for short, and ...

Innovation is largely seen as beneficial — driving the creation of goods and services that improve the quality of human life — while new technologies create great potential for accelerated progress.

It's becoming increasingly commonplace for people to develop intimate, long-term relationships with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. At their extreme, people have "married" their AI ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

One of the greatest challenges health systems face when it comes to digital transformation is striking a balance between leveraging advanced technology and maintaining patient privacy, data security ...

With the design of AI systems that seek to enhance the abilities of older adults as they experience cognitive decline, a broad range of ethical issues arises.

A letter from the guest editor highlights how the findings in this special issue draw attention to critical questions that have arisen from health care’s digital transformation. The age of the ...

Technology ethics is the application of ethical thinking to the practical concerns of technology. The reason technology ethics is growing in prominence is that new technologies give us more power to ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amid growing debate about their ethical responsibilities, some technology companies are recognizing the urgent need for greater ethical foresight in the ...