How can medical robots embody “physicians’ benevolence”
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2024.09.13
- VernacularTitle:医疗机器人何以体现“医者仁心”
- Author:
Shijing ZHU
1
Author Information
1. School of Humanities， Southeast University， Nanjing 211102， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medical robot;
physicians’ benevolence;
relational theory;
theory of essence and function;
emotional rationality
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2024;37(9):1101-1107
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
How medical robots can embody “physicians’ benevolence” is an important issue in the development of medical artificial intelligence （AI）. The concept of “physicians’ benevolence” is derived from the long history of the Chinese nation， reflecting the moral sentiment of physicians respecting life. In the history of Chinese ethical thought， the realization of “benevolence” through “benevolent techniques” has undergone an evolution from the political field to the medical field， highlighting the special and important nature of medical care in relation to life. As a “benevolent techniques” medical robot， it plays the role and mission of a “physician” in human-machine collaboration and interaction， giving “physicians’ benevolence” a new form of intelligence. Under the paradigm of the “theory of essence and function”， medical robots need to embody “physicians’ benevolence” in their ethical assumptions， with “benevolence” as the essence and “emotion” as the function. Improving the ability to recognize and express emotions is an important direction for the development of medical robot. The emotional and rational value concept inherent in “physicians’ benevolence” can avoid people’s excessive pursuit of instrumental rationality， abuse of technology， and forgetting the characteristics of human physicians.
