"Ethics must be part of the development process"

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Alena Buyx, of Ethics in Medicine and Health Technologies, advocates the ’
Alena Buyx, of Ethics in Medicine and Health Technologies, advocates the ’embedded ethics approach’ in the development process of new AI health technologies. Image: Juli Eberle/TUM
Professor Alena Buyx on the embedded ethics approach in AI development

"Ethics must be part of the development process"

The increasing use of AI (artificial intelligence) in the development of new medical technologies demands greater attention to ethical aspects. An interdisciplinary team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) advocates the integration of ethics from the very beginning of the development process of new technologies. Alena Buyx, Professor of Ethics in Medicine and Health Technologies, explains the embedded ethics approach.

Professor Buyx, the discussions surrounding a greater emphasis on ethics in AI research have greatly intensified in recent years, to the point where one might speak of "ethics hype" ...

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