ESDiT Publications

@article{Jansen2024,

title = {Ethics of early detection of disease risk factors: A scoping review},

author = {Sammie Jansen and Bart A. Kamphorst and Bob Mulder and Irene van Kamp and Sandra Boekhold and Peter van den hazel and Marcel Verweij},

url = {https://www.esdit.nl/wp-content/uploads/s12910-024-01012-4.pdf},

doi = {10.1186/s12910-024-01012-4},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-03-05},

urldate = {2024-03-05},

journal = {BMC Medical Ethics},

volume = {25},

abstract = {Background: Scientific and technological advancements in mapping and understanding the interrelated pathways through which biological and environmental exposures affect disease development create new possibilities for detecting disease risk factors. Early detection of such risk factors may help prevent disease onset or moderate the disease course, thereby decreasing associated disease burden, morbidity, and mortality. However, the ethical implications of screening for disease risk factors are unclear and the current literature provides a fragmented and case-by-case picture.

Methods: To identify key ethical considerations arising from the early detection of disease risk factors, we performed a systematic scoping review. The Scopus, Embase, and Philosopher’s Index databases were searched for peer-reviewed, academic records, which were included if they were written in English or Dutch and concerned the ethics of (1) early detection of (2) disease risk factors for (3) disease caused by environmental factors or gene-environment interactions. All records were reviewed independently by at least two researchers.

Results: After screening 2034 titles and abstracts, and 112 full papers, 55 articles were included in the thematic synthesis of the results. We identified eight common ethical themes: (1) Reliability and uncertainty in early detection, (2) autonomy, (3) privacy, (4) beneficence and non-maleficence, (5) downstream burdens on others, (6) responsibility, (7) justice, and (8) medicalization and conceptual disruption. We identified several gaps in the literature, including a relative scarcity of research on ethical considerations associated with environmental preventive health interventions, a dearth of practical suggestions on how to address expressed concerns about overestimating health capacities, and a lack of insights into preventing undue attribution of health responsibility to individuals.

Conclusions: The ethical concerns arising with the early detection of risk factors are often interrelated and complex. Comprehensive ethical analyses are needed that are better embedded in normative frameworks and also assess and weigh the expected benefits of early risk factor detection. Such research is necessary for developing and implementing responsible and fair preventive health policies.},

keywords = {Early detection, Environmental health, Ethics, Prevention, Public health, Risk Factors, Scoping review, Screening},

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@article{Kamphorst2024,

title = {E-coaching systems and social justice: ethical concerns about inequality, coercion, and stigmatization},

author = {Bart Kamphorst and Joel Anderson},

url = {https://www.esdit.nl/ecoaching_systems_and_social_justice_ethical_conc-wageningen_university_and_research_650099/},

doi = {10.1007/s43681-024-00424-7},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-02-19},

urldate = {2024-02-19},

journal = {AI and Ethics},

pages = {1-10},

abstract = {Poor self-regulation has been linked to various behaviors that contribute to pressing societal issues, including rising household debt, inefficient use of sustainable resources, and increasing healthcare demands. In light of this observation, the prospect of individuals receiving automated, tailored support by “e-coaching systems” to scaffold and improve their self-regulation is thought to hold promise for making society-wide progress in addressing such issues. Though there may be legitimate reasons for promoting the use of such systems, and individuals might welcome the support, our aim in the present article is to contribute to the ethics of e-coaching by showing how societal pressures towards the widespread adoption of automated e-coaching systems raise concerns in relation to three distinct aspects of social justice. We argue that societal inequalities may be introduced or exacerbated by (1) unequal access to the technologies, (2) unequally distributed restrictions to liberty and subjection to coercion, and (3) the potentially disparate impact of the use of e-coaching technologies on (self-)stigmatizing perceptions of competence. The article offers a research agenda for studying and addressing these concerns.},

keywords = {Coercion, E-coaching systems, Ethics, Inequality, social justice, Stigmatisation},

pubstate = {published},

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}

@article{Puzio2023,

title = {Robot, let us pray! Can and should robots have religious functions? An ethical exploration of religious robots},

author = {Anna Puzio},

url = {https://www.esdit.nl/robot-let-us-pray/},

doi = {10.1007/s00146-023-01812-z},

isbn = {1435-5655},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-12-11},

urldate = {2023-12-11},

journal = {AI & Society},

abstract = {Considerable progress is being made in robotics, with robots being developed for many different areas of life: there are service robots, industrial robots, transport robots, medical robots, household robots, sex robots, exploration robots, military robots, and many more. As robot development advances, an intriguing question arises: should robots also encompass religious functions? Religious robots could be used in religious practices, education, discussions, and ceremonies within religious buildings. This article delves into two pivotal questions, combining perspectives from philosophy and religious studies: can and should robots have religious functions? Section 2 initiates the discourse by introducing and discussing the relationship between robots and religion. The core of the article (developed in Sects. 3 and 4) scrutinizes the fundamental questions: can robots possess religious functions, and should they? After an exhaustive discussion of the arguments, benefits, and potential objections regarding religious robots, Sect. 5 addresses the lingering ethical challenges that demand attention. Section 6 presents a discussion of the findings, outlines the limitations of this study, and ultimately responds to the dual research question. Based on the study’s results, brief criteria for the development and deployment of religious robots are proposed, serving as guidelines for future research. Section 7 concludes by offering insights into the future development of religious robots and potential avenues for further research.},

keywords = {Ethics, Existential, Relegious robots, Religion, Social robots, Spirituality},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Minotaurs, Not Centaurs: The Future Of Manned-Unmanned Teaming},

author = {Robert Sparrow and Adam Henschke},

url = {https://www.esdit.nl/minotaurs-not-centaurs_-the-future-of-manned-unmanned-teaming/},

doi = {10.55540/0031-1723.3207},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-03-03},

urldate = {2023-03-03},

journal = {The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters},

volume = {53},

number = {14},

issue = {1},

abstract = {Contesting Paul Scharre’s influential vision of “centaur warfighting” and the idea that autonomous weapon systems will replace human warfighters, this article proposes that the manned-unmanned teams of the future are more likely to be minotaurs, teams of humans under the control, supervision, or command of artificial intelligence. It examines the likely composition of the future force and prompts a necessary conversation about the ethical issues raised by minotaur warfighting.},

keywords = {Autonomous weapon systems, Centaur warfighting, Ethics, Future force, Manned-unmanned teaming},

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}

@article{nokey,

title = {The normative significance of future moral revolutions},

author = {John Danaher and Jeroen Hopster},

doi = {10.1016/j.futures.2022.103046 },

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-12-07},

urldate = {2022-12-07},

journal = {Futures},

volume = {144},

number = {103046},

keywords = {Ethics, Futurism, Moral change, Moral revolution, Normativity, Technology},

pubstate = {published},

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}

@article{nokey,

title = {Dominating Risk Impositions},

author = {Kritika Maheshwari and Sven Nyholm},

doi = {10.1007/s10892-022-09407-4},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-10-11},

urldate = {2022-10-11},

journal = {The Journal of Ethics},

volume = {26},

pages = {613-637},

keywords = {Ethics, Risks},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Socially Disruptive Technologies, Contextual Integrity, and Conservatism About Moral Change},

author = {Ibo van de Poel},

doi = {10.1007/s13347-022-00578-4},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-08-30},

journal = {Philosophy and Technology},

volume = {35},

number = {82},

keywords = {Contextual integrity, Disruptive technology, Ethics, Techno-moral change, Technological change, Value change},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Contextual Integrity as a General Conceptual Tool for Evaluating Technological Change},

author = {Elizabeth O'Neill},

doi = {10.1007/s13347-022-00574-8},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-08-12},

journal = {Philosophy and Technology},

volume = {35},

number = {79},

keywords = {Contextual integrity, Disruptive technology, Ethics, Norms, Privacy, Values},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Reflection to support ethics learning in an interdisciplinary challenge-based learning course},

author = {Gunter Bombaerts and Diana Martin and Adam Watkins and Karolina Doulougeri},

doi = {10.1109/EDUCON52537.2022.9766569},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-03-01},

journal = {2022 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)},

pages = {1393-1400},

keywords = {Challenge based learning, Ethics},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Sand2022,

title = {Responsibility beyond design: Physicians’ requirements for ethical medical AI},

author = {Martin Sand and Juan M Durán and Karin Rolanda Jongsma},

doi = {10.1111/bioe.12887},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-02-01},

journal = {Bioethics},

volume = {36},

issue = {2},

pages = {162-169},

keywords = {Design, Ethics, Medical AI, Responsibility},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Physiology-based personalization of persuasive technology: a user modeling perspective},

author = {Hanne Adriana Alijda Spelt and Joyce H.D.M. Westerink and Lily Frank and Jaap Ham and Wijnand A. IJsselsteijn},

doi = {10.1007/s11257-021-09313-8},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-08},

journal = {User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction},

volume = {32},

pages = {133-163},

keywords = {Affective computing, Emotional intelligence, Ethics, Human-computer interaction, Personalization, Persuasive technology, Physiology, Trustworthiness},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{vanGrunsven2021,

title = {How to Teach Engineering Ethics? A Retrospective and Prospective Sketch of the TU Delft Approach},

author = {Janna van Grunsven and Lavinia Marin and Taylor W. Stone and Sabine Roeser and Neelke Doorn},

url = {https://research.tudelft.nl/en/publications/how-to-teach-engineering-ethics-a-retrospective-and-prospective-s},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-08-01},

urldate = {2021-08-01},

journal = {Advances in Engineering Education},

volume = {9},

issue = {3},

pages = {1-10},

keywords = {Ethics, Philosophy of engineering education, Social Responsibility},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Enabling assessment of distributive justice through models for climate change planning: A review of recent advances and a research agenda},

author = {Bramka Arga Jafino and Jan H. Kwakkel and Behnam Taebi},

doi = {10.1002/wcc.721},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-07-01},

journal = {Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change},

volume = {12},

number = {e721},

issue = {4},

keywords = {Climate change, Ethics, Global Justice},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nyholm2021,

title = {De ethiek van zelfrijdende auto's},

author = {Sven Nyholm},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-03-01},

journal = {Filosofie Tijdschrift},

volume = {31},

issue = {2},

pages = {25-29},

keywords = {Ethics, Self-driving cars},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Doorn2021,

title = {Artificial Intelligence in the Water Domain. Opportunities for Responsible Use},

author = {Neelke Doorn},

doi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142561},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-02-10},

urldate = {2021-02-10},

journal = {Science of The Total Environment},

volume = {755},

number = {142561},

issue = {1},

keywords = {Artificial intelligence, Data science, Ethics, Many-objective optimisation, Responsible AI, Water domain},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Stahl2021,

title = {Artificial intelligence for human flourishing – Beyond principles for machine learning},

author = {Bernd Carsten Stahl and Andreas Andreou and Philip Brey and Tally Hatzakis and Alexey Kirichenko and Kevin Macnisch and S. Laulhé Shaelou and Andrew Patel and Mark Ryan and David Wright},

doi = {10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.11.030 },

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Business Research},

volume = {124},

issue = {Artificial Intelligence},

pages = {374-388},

keywords = {Artificial intelligence, Big data, Ethics, Governance, Human rights},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Ethics and the Contemporary World},

author = {Sven Nyholm},

editor = {David Edmonds},

doi = {10.1163/17455243-17060005},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-12-14},

urldate = {2020-12-14},

journal = {Journal of Moral Philosophy},

volume = {17},

issue = {6},

pages = {699-702},

keywords = {Contemporary world, Ethics},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Automated cars meet human drivers: responsible human-robot coordination and the ethics of mixed traffic},

author = {Sven Nyholm and Jilles Smids},

doi = {10.1007/s10676-018-9445-9},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-12-01},

journal = {Ethics and Information Technology},

volume = {22},

issue = {4},

pages = {335-344},

keywords = {Agency, Automated driving, Ethics, Human-robot coordination, Responsible actors},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}