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Article: Digital Humans to Combat Loneliness and Social Isolation: Ethics Concerns and Policy Recommendations

TitleDigital Humans to Combat Loneliness and Social Isolation: Ethics Concerns and Policy Recommendations
Authors
Jecker, Nancy SSparrow, RobertLederman, ZoharHo, Anita
Keywordsalgorithmic bias
artificial intelligence (AI)
bioethics
digital companions
digital humans
loneliness
privacy
public health ethics
social isolation
Issue Date23-Feb-2024
PublisherWiley
Citation
The Hastings Center Report, 2024, v. 54, n. 1, p. 7-12 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hast.1562
Abstract

Social isolation and loneliness are growing concerns around the globe that put people at increased risk of disease and early death. One much-touted approach to addressing them is deploying artificially intelligent agents to serve as companions for socially isolated and lonely people. Focusing on digital humans, we consider evidence and ethical arguments for and against this approach. We set forth and defend public health policies that respond to concerns about replacing humans, establishing inferior relationships, algorithmic bias, distributive justice, and data privacy.


Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/357321
ISSN
0093-0334
2023 Impact Factor: 2.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.667
ISI Accession Number ID
WOS:001181077400002

 

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dc.contributor.authorJecker, Nancy S-
dc.contributor.authorSparrow, Robert-
dc.contributor.authorLederman, Zohar-
dc.contributor.authorHo, Anita-
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-23T08:54:42Z-
dc.date.available2025-06-23T08:54:42Z-
dc.date.issued2024-02-23-
dc.identifier.citationThe Hastings Center Report, 2024, v. 54, n. 1, p. 7-12-
dc.identifier.issn0093-0334-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/357321-
dc.description.abstract<p><em>Social isolation and loneliness are growing concerns around the globe that put people at increased risk of disease and early death. One much-touted approach to addressing them is deploying artificially intelligent agents to serve as companions for socially isolated and lonely people. Focusing on digital humans, we consider evidence and ethical arguments for and against this approach. We set forth and defend public health policies that respond to concerns about replacing humans, establishing inferior relationships, algorithmic bias, distributive justice, and data privacy</em>.<br></p>-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherWiley-
dc.relation.ispartofThe Hastings Center Report-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectalgorithmic bias-
dc.subjectartificial intelligence (AI)-
dc.subjectbioethics-
dc.subjectdigital companions-
dc.subjectdigital humans-
dc.subjectloneliness-
dc.subjectprivacy-
dc.subjectpublic health ethics-
dc.subjectsocial isolation-
dc.titleDigital Humans to Combat Loneliness and Social Isolation: Ethics Concerns and Policy Recommendations-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/hast.1562-
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