Considerazioni preliminari per una bio-algoretica

This article aims at suggesting some preliminary remarks on Bio-algorethics, that is, the sub-field of the ethics of IA specifically addressed to the ethical problems raised by algorithms-based procedures in the field of bioethics. After a general overview on the relationship between the ethics of IA and bioethics, four specific areas are highlighted: the multifactorial assessment of health conditions; physical health data collection and management; effects of algorithms-based applications and programmes on individual mental health; the physician-patient relationship in the age of generative AI age.