Artificial Kidney and Artificial Heart: Further Considerations

Ethical considerations of artificial heart implantations.

Cardiac transplants and the artificial heart: ethical considerations.

THE ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS relevant to cardiac transplantation and the artificial heart have evolved with intensity since the first human tissue transplant nearly 40 years ago. Ethical issues raised have led to an ongoing debate that permeates our entire society. Recent implantation of an artificial heart in a human being has made these issues even more cogent. A brief historical perspective an...

Some Considerations on Artificial Semiosis

Meaning is a central problem in intelligent systems design. Most approaches in literature still adopt a strict symbolic definition of meaning, which usually results in deficiencies such as the symbol grounding problem. The objective of this research is to come up with a computational model of the emergence of meaning in autonomous agents based on the pragmatic notion of sign as defined by Charl...

Artificial Intelligence: Potential Benefits and Ethical Considerations

 However, like all powerful technologies, great care must be taken in its development and deployment. To reap the societal benefits of AI systems, we will first need to trust them and make sure that they follow the same ethical principles, moral values, professional codes, and social norms that we humans would follow in the same scenario. Research and educational efforts, as well as carefully ...

[Artificial cardiac pacemaker: pre and intraoperative considerations.].

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Technological medical diagnosis advances in cardiology have markedly increased indications for temporary or permanent artificial cardiac pacemakers (PM). This means that, in addition to cardiologists, other specialists have become involved in the handling of these devices. When PM patients undergo surgery, anesthesiologists participation may be decisive for the success...