Ethical Considerations in AI-Powered Health Communities to Promote Good Health and Wellbeing: A Narrative Review

Abstract

The proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) use not only has transformed the health communities but also raised concerns about its ethical implications. Employing a narrative review method, this chapter explores the different types of AI-powered health communities to examine the functionalities and purposes each community serves. This review also delves into identifying the key ethical considerations and its challenges associated raised by developers, experts and participants in the health communities. Besides, it will examine the existing regulations and frameworks governing the use of AI in the healthcare industry in relation to their effectiveness, potential gaps and areas for improvement in addressing the identified ethical concerns. Finally, it will propose recommendations for the ethical development and implementation of AI-powered health communities by synthesizing existing literature. Findings from this narrative review will offer insights for addressing the identified ethical concerns to propose best practices for data governance.