Should AI Care for Us? Genomics of Social Traits; Public Engaement & Precision Medicine Research
July 13, 2023
Should AI Care for Us? Launching Online Event Series
Increased attention to the widespread applications of artificial intelligence has raised questions about the integration of AI into caregiving relationships. What implications might this have for the meaning of “care” itself? Join us on Friday, July 28, at 3 PM Eastern time to kick off a webinar series of explorations of ethical issues in the age of AI. Read more and register.
The Genomics of Social Traits is Contentious. And an Opportunity Hastings Scholar Argues for Giving Genes Their Due, But Not More.
“For anyone familiar with the history of eugenics, the mention of research into the genomics of an outcome like educational attainment can inspire dread. And for anyone who knows that the 18-year-old white supremacist who murdered 10 Black people in a Buffalo supermarket cited a paper on the subject in his disturbing manifesto, such research can inspire outrage. Indeed, one might be so full of dread or outrage as to propose banning such research.
"I sympathize with that impulse, and I want to push back against it,” writes Hastings Center senior research scholar Erik Parens in Undark. Read his commentary.
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Innovating for Just & Equitable Genomics, Precision Medicine Research Special Publication Focuses on Role of Public Engagement
What is the role of public engagement in determining what is equitable in genomics and precision medicine research? That is the central question of a special issue of the American Journal of Bioethics produced by the Center for ELSI Resources and Analysis, a project of Stanford and Columbia Universities in collaboration with The Hastings Center. Learn more. (Subscription required for full texts.)
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