Cicero's Justice includes charity, beneficence, and benignity, truth, and faith in the sense of trustworthiness.
Π‘ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΅Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΡΡ Ρ Π¦ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ½Π° Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ΅, Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π»Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ, ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠ½Ρ ΠΈ Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π² ΡΠΌΡΡΠ»Π΅ Π½Π°Π΄ΡΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ.
Beneficence is generally understood to mean doing good beyond what is expected.
ΠΠ»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ° ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡ ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΠΎ.
The study adhered to the principles of respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.
ΠΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΠΏΠ°ΠΌ ΡΠ²Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π°Π²ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΈ, Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΡ, Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π²ΡΠ΅Π΄Π° ΠΈ ΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΅Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΈ.
As data collection evolves, the fundamental principles of respect, beneficence, and justice remain the foundation of ethical research practice.
ΠΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΡ ΡΠ±ΠΎΡΠ° Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»Π°Π³Π°ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΠΏΡ ΡΠ²Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ, Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΅Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ.
Thus, maintaining high ethical standards β privacy, consent, beneficence, and justice β is inseparable from maintaining rigor
Π’Π°ΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠΌ, ΡΠΎΠ±Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ°Π½Π΄Π°ΡΡΠΎΠ² β ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΡΠΎΠ³Π»Π°ΡΠΈΡ, Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΅Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΈ β Π½Π΅ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΠΎΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΡΠΈ
The Belmont principle of beneficence encapsulates this approach, obligating researchers to maximize possible benefits and minimize potential harm.
Π‘ΡΠΎΡΠΌΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΠΉ Π² ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΠΏ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΡΡΠΎΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΎΠ΄, ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ·ΡΠ²Π°Ρ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ ΠΌΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ²Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡ ΠΊ ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΌΡΠΌΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ Π²ΡΠ΅Π΄.
Are the risks proportionate to the importance of the knowledge to be gained (beneficence)?
Π‘ΠΎΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½Ρ Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π·Π½Π°Π½ΠΈΠΉ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠΎΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡΡ (ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΠΏ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΡ)?
Privacy expectations are contextual, and IRBs are wrestling with how to apply principles of respect and beneficence here.
ΠΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π² ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π·Π°Π²ΠΈΡΡΡ ΠΎΡ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡΠ°, ΠΈ ΡΠΊΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΡ Π·Π΄Π΅ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΠΏΡ ΡΠ²Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΡ.
In a research context, beneficence means using AI to contribute positively to knowledge and society
Π ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡΠ΅ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠ·Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΠ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²ΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄Π° Π² ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΠ΅ Π·Π½Π°Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π°
These core principles β fairness, transparency, accountability, privacy, beneficence, and integrity β provide a moral compass for researchers employing AI.
ΠΡΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΠΏΡ β ΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΅Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ, Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ β ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ°Ρ ΠΌΠΎΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ, ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΡΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΠ.
Beneficence: The principle of doing good to others, of mercy, and of kindness.
ΠΠ»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅: ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΠΏ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ° ΠΏΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠΌ, ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ΄ΠΈΡ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΎΡΡ.
Note that non-maleficence and beneficence are not the same as beneficence prompts to take an action, while non-maleficence may often prompt not to take an action.
ΠΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΌ, ΡΡΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅Π΄Π° ΠΈ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ β Π½Π΅ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎ ΠΈ ΡΠΎ ΠΆΠ΅: Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ±ΡΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΡΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅Π΄Π° ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ±ΡΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΡΡΡ ΠΎΡ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ.
Beneficence is sometimes considered secondary to non-maleficence (hence, βfirst do no harmβ).
ΠΠ»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΡΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ Π²ΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊ Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π²ΡΠ΅Π΄Π° (ΠΎΡΡΡΠ΄Π° β Β«ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π½Π°Π²ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΒ»).
The principles of non-maleficence and beneficence are central to many types of ethics.
ΠΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΠΏΡ Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π²ΡΠ΅Π΄Π° ΠΈ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΡ Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ Π²ΠΎ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π°Ρ ΡΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ.