Digital twins and shifts in the relationship between health and disease Digitale Zwillinge und Verschiebungen im Verhältnis von Gesundheit und Krankheit
Braun M (2022)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2022
Journal
Book Volume: 68
Pages Range: 209-222
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.14623/zfme.2022.2.209-222
Abstract
In this article, I explore the question of what shifts are emerging in the relationship between health and disease through new AI-based prediction systems. One example of such prediction systems are digital twins for predicting changes in parts of a person's physical body. In a first step, I discuss possible fundamental determinations of the relationship between health and disease. In a second step, I examine from a theological and philosophical perspective what it means when a digital twin simulates and predicts states of illness vicariously. In a concluding third step, I draw a line to the debates about freedom to illness and show how these debates can help us to think about a responsible approach to digital twins.
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APA:
Braun, M. (2022). Digital twins and shifts in the relationship between health and disease Digitale Zwillinge und Verschiebungen im Verhältnis von Gesundheit und Krankheit. Zeitschrift für medizinische Ethik, 68(2), 209-222. https://doi.org/10.14623/zfme.2022.2.209-222
MLA:
Braun, Matthias. "Digital twins and shifts in the relationship between health and disease Digitale Zwillinge und Verschiebungen im Verhältnis von Gesundheit und Krankheit." Zeitschrift für medizinische Ethik 68.2 (2022): 209-222.
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