Legal and Ethical Approaches to the Usage of Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Healthcare in the Scope of Personal Data Protection Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Çerçevesinde Sağlıkta Blockchain ve Yapay Zeka Teknolojilerinin Kullanımına Hukuki ve Etik Yaklaşımlar


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Ağın S., ORBATU D.

Journal of Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, cilt.15, sa.2, ss.59-65, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

Özet

Latest developments in technology lead us to the blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and these technologies were easily adopted in our daily lives via smartphones, tablets, and computers. However, the field of use of these technologies is not limited to individual usage. Thanks to them, public services have started to take a path in a quite positive direction. Even though it is predicted that these technologies will overstep their current benefits. Especially in healthcare, these technologies have many impacts that are determined to revolutionize medical science. Moreover, these technologies exceeded the pilot scheme and are currently integrated into the healthcare system. Apart from the interventional practices, AI technologies have started to impact children’s health, and this makes sense when considering that today’s children would live in the AI era. However, these technologies that can evolve rapidly and by themselves would raise questions, especially in healthcare. The right to health is one of the most important fundamental rights of humans as it is in direct relation with the right to health taking into account. When it comes to pediatrics, it is obvious that these concerns would reach higher levels, especially for the states who has special liabilities on protecting children’s rights. In this study, we will explain the legal and ethical causes of these concerns and discuss possible solution.