Table 3 Scenarios accompanying the ‘Brey categories’
From: The use of digital twins in healthcare: socio-ethical benefits and socio-ethical risks
Topics | Challenge |
|---|---|
• Impact on individuals ○ Health and body ○ Pain and suffering ○ Psychological effect … . | - Name an individual or group of individuals who might suffer more (or less) because of the technology. - Explain their increased (or diminished) suffering - Name one concrete thing that we couldn’t do before but we can do now - Name one way in which the environment will benefit (or be damaged) by this technology |
• Rights ○ Freedom ○ Autonomy ○ Human dignity ○ Privacy ○ Property … | - Look at the list of human rights in the left column. Freedom refers to a situation where you should be able to do x but some authority will not allow it. Can you describe an actual or imaginary situation where freedom is violated? Can you describe an actual or imaginary situation where freedom is enhanced? Etc. |