Serife Tekin interviewed by the Guardian
“The pandemic hit and this technology basically skyrocketed. Everywhere I turn now there’s a new chatbot promising to deliver new things,” said Serife Tekin, an associate philosophy professor at the …
“The pandemic hit and this technology basically skyrocketed. Everywhere I turn now there’s a new chatbot promising to deliver new things,” said Serife Tekin, an associate philosophy professor at the …
“These products are developing so fast, and there’s so much enthusiasm,” said Serife Tekin, a University of Texas at San Antonio professor who has studied the regulation of mental health …
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“I think it’s extremely problematic to be surveilling and monitoring employees that way, because this will then imply that it will be in the employee’s records,” Tekin added. At some …
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“Someone who thinks, ‘Well, I’m really depressed, I can’t get out of bed, this is completely biological, I have no control over this, I can’t change the way I feel,’” …
“This should serve as a learning lesson for us, just like a lot of points in the history of medicine,” Tekin said. “We need to use this moment to talk …
“Serife Tekin, who studies the philosophy of psychiatry at the University of Texas at San Antonio, says psychiatrists have a long history of jumping on the latest technology as a …
“My biggest concern is that there is not enough research on how effective these technologies are.” “Researcher warns about dangers of AI chatbots for treating mental illness,” UTSA Today, by …
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Tekin, Ş. 2020. Health Disparities in COVID-19 Triage Protocols. Impact Ethics Blog: Making a Difference in Bioethics. https://impactethics.ca/2020/04/08/health-disparities-in-covid-19-triage-protocols/
The COVID-19 Pandemic presents unique challenges for patients with mental disorders, their care givers, mental healthcare professionals, and bioethicists. Professor John Z. Sadler and Professor Şerife Tekin engage in a productive exchange pertaining to …