Ethical examination of the research and application of artificial intelligence in the field of rehabilitation
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2025.02.04
- VernacularTitle:人工智能在康复领域研究应用的伦理审视
- Author:
Lijun MENG
1
;
Yiting LI
2
;
Yingwei SUN
3
;
Yu WU
4
;
Shicai WU
1
Author Information
1. Scientific Research Office， Beijing Bo’ai Hospital， China Rehabilitation Research Center， Beijing 100068， China
2. School of Public Health， Capital Medical University， Beijing 100069， China
3. School of Marxism， Capital Medical University， Beijing 100069， China
4. School of Nursing and Rehabilitation， Shandong University， Jinan 250012， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
artificial intelligence;
rehabilitation medicine;
medical ethics;
ethical governance;
healthy China
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2025;38(2):166-172
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence （AI） technology， the ethical governance of AI has gained increasing attention. The Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence was issued by the United Nations Educational， Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2021， which clarified several principles for the ethical governance of AI. In the field of rehabilitation medicine， the research and application of AI technology have significantly improved patients’ quality of life and survival. However， due to the specificity of the service population in rehabilitation medicine， which is mostly for the sick， injured， disabled， and elderly， a series of complex ethical issues have also arisen. This paper analyzed in detail the ethical issues and challenges encountered in the research and application of AI technology in the field of rehabilitation medicine from various aspects， such as informed consent， security of privacy and data， patients’ physical and mental rehabilitation， compliance regulation， protection of specific groups， and promotion of equity. According to the principles of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and others， response strategies were proposed， including multi-party collaboration and interdisciplinary cooperation， improving and refining relevant laws and regulations， strengthening ethical education across society， establishing accountability mechanisms， increasing investment， promoting equity， and other measures， to promote the healthy development of research and application of AI technology in the field of rehabilitation， as well as benefit humanity.
