BIG DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTH CARE: AN OVERVIEW OF PRIVACY AND ETHICAL ISSUES


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6th INTERNATIONAL ETHICS CONGRESS, Ankara, Türkiye, 8 - 09 Aralık 2025, ss.58-64, (Tam Metin Bildiri)

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Ankara
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.58-64
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

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ABSTRACT

The substantial integration of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in healthcare

is the main factor behind profound changes in the diagnostic and treatment processes. These

mechanisms, on one hand, are a great clinical decision-making support tool, but, on the other

hand, the issues of privacy, data protection, and ethical accountability come to the front. Mass

health data processing provokes a lot of profound questions, among them are the risk of reidentification,

the traceability of data flows, the transparency of algorithmic processes, and

clearness of how and why the data are used. AI technology installation hospitals is not just about

upgrading the technical operations but patient rights, principles of justice, and institutional

accountability, which form a complex multidimensional structure, are directly affected there.

This research gives a broad picture of the privacy and ethical problems that come from

healthcare applications driven by AI and big data. The conversation features the significance of

several core principles such as technical safeguards, algorithmic explainability, data

minimization, the just allocation of responsibility, and the establishment of patient trust. Health

data are of such a nature that the problems raised cannot be solved by mere technological means.

A blend of moral principles and institutional policies is required in the handling of such issues.In general, big data and AI technologies are a great asset to the healthcare sector but if their

ethical and privacy aspects are left unattended, their trustworthiness and public acceptance may

be at risk. Against this background, the paper is intended to highlight the major ethical issues

that are becoming increasingly dominant in the provision of modern healthcare services.