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Thornton Neuroethics

Focused topics on artificial intelligence bioethics by Joseph E. Thornton, M.D

  • Thornton NeuroEthics
    • Module: Ethics of AI
  • UNESCO Declaration on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • AI Ethics Workgroup (not UNESCO)
  • Operationalize AI Ethics Links
  • Blog
    • UNESCO Declaration on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    • Module: Ethics of AI
    • The less-discussed consequence of healthcare’s labor shortage
    • Big Data will change Psychiatry
    • Racial Disparities in AI suicide risk prediction
    • Psychiatry and Deaths of Despair | Psychiatry and Behavioral Health | JAMA Psychiatry | JAMA Network
    • Link to AMA AI article
    • Stanford sets benchmark for robotics
  • Contact
  • UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON BIOETHICS
  • Strategies to Teach Ethics of AI
  • AI and Patient Autonomy
  • Healthcare Ethics AI & QI
  • Introductory Presentation on AI Ethics
  • Healthcare Ethics: AI & QI Exercise
  • Catholic NeuroEthics
  • Splendor of Life versus Euthanasia
  • Technology vs Humans: We can but should we?
  • Ethics Grand Rounds July 10, 2025
  • ICB Lecture: Suffering 2025 July
  • ETHOS 7.0 2025 December
  • Ethics of AI 2026 – Impact

Author: Joseph Thornton MD

November 27, 2022 Joseph Thornton MD

Effect of Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo as an Adjunct to Intensive Behavioral Therapy on Body Weight in Adults With Overweight or Obesity: The STEP 3 Randomized Clinical Trial | Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology | JAMA | JAMA Network

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2777025

Joseph Thornton

November 27, 2022 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by McKinsey & Company on Twitter. Graphic on 2022 trends

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McKinsey & Company
⁦‪@McKinsey‬⁩
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What tech trends will shape the business world of tomorrow? 👇

We’ve identified the ones that matter- and outline what the future potential of them are for businesses.

You can read the research here 👉 mck.co/3U4Qgn9

#McKinseyTechTrends #AppliedAI #McKinseyonAI pic.twitter.com/jYyNBRTgqc

11/27/22, 3:00 AM

Joseph Thornton

November 23, 2022 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Marc L Seal on Twitter

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Marc L Seal
⁦‪@ParkvilleGeek‬⁩
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Predicting sex, age, general cognition and mental health with machine learning on brain structural connectomes | #medRxiv medrxiv.org/content/10.110… pic.twitter.com/vMCWwTQ6YQ
11/22/22, 8:44 PM

Joseph Thornton

November 23, 2022 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Chikwe Ihekweazu on Twitter genome ethics

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Chikwe Ihekweazu
⁦‪@Chikwe_I‬⁩
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Sharing of pathogen genome data is critical for preventing, detecting & responding to epidemics

After wide consultation, ⁦‪@WHO‬⁩ has published new guiding principles with a focus on the collaboration being ethical, equitable, effective & beneficial for all

apps.who.int/iris/bitstream… pic.twitter.com/rMcBOexBVF

11/22/22, 5:46 AM

Joseph Thornton

November 18, 2022 Joseph Thornton MD

Chris Hemsworth to take break from acting after Alzheimer’s revelation

Impact of genetic testing
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/11/18/chris-hemsworth-take-break-acting-after-alzheimers-revelation/10729802002/

Joseph Thornton

November 18, 2022 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Mass General Brigham on Twitter. Apps

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Mass General Brigham
⁦‪@MassGenBrigham‬⁩
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Watch your tech–intuitive virtual care deployment for providers and patients is critical for modern health care. Learn how to provide existing virtual-based technologies for digital solutions: spklr.io/6018c804. pic.twitter.com/Tb02CKoS69
11/18/22, 10:02 AM

Joseph Thornton

November 18, 2022 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Pope Francis on Twitter. Ethics. 17and 18

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Pope Francis
⁦‪@Pontifex‬⁩
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Let us not tire of doing everything possible for the dramatic urgency of climate change. Let us put concrete, far-sighted choices in act, thinking of the younger generations first, before it is too late! #COP27
11/17/22, 7:30 AM

Joseph Thornton

November 16, 2022 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Vala Afshar on AI robots.

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Vala Afshar
⁦‪@ValaAfshar‬⁩
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Imagine what AI powered robots will be capable of in the next 5-10 years pic.twitter.com/M7frhzHZN3
11/15/22, 4:15 PM

Joseph Thornton

November 16, 2022 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Yann LeCun on. Machine writing.

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Yann LeCun
⁦‪@ylecun‬⁩
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A Large Language Model trained on scientific papers.
Type a text and galactica.ai will generate a paper with relevant references, formulas, and everything.

Amazing work by ⁦‪@MetaAI‬⁩ / ⁦‪@paperswithcode‬⁩

11/15/22, 3:43 PM

Joseph Thornton

November 9, 2022 Joseph Thornton MD

Bionic Pancreas Outperforms Standard Care for Type 1 Diabetes in Trial | Diabetes | JAMA | JAMA Network

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2798188

Joseph Thornton

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