Health Sciences Research and Artificial Intelligence: An Ethical Challenge for Public Health

e202611087

Authors

  • Valle Coronado-Vázquez Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Francisco de Vitoria. Pozuelo de Alarcón. España. / Centro de Salud de Las Cortes. Servicio Madrileño de Salud. Madrid. España. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2078-1855
  • Leticia Carmen Simón López Jefa de Servicio. Unidad de Apoyo de la Dirección General de Salud Pública y Equidad en Salud. Ministerio de Sanidad. Madrid. España. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2383-0942
  • Juan Gómez Salgado Departamento de Medicina y Salud Pública. Facultad de Ciencias del Trabajo. Universidad de Huelva. Huelva. España. / Posgrado en Seguridad y Salud. Universidad Espíritu Santo. Guayaquil. Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9053-7730

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.67113/resp.v100i1.1957

Keywords:

Artificial Inteligence, Ethics, Medical ethics, Research ethics, Medicine, Public Health

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) has made a major impact on many sectors of society, and scientific research is one of them; its impact is significant, given the widespread use of these tools throughout the research process. In Public Health, where decisions affect populations and are based on the best available evidence, this can result in ineffective policies.

Public Health is founded on the trust that citizens place in institutions, which encourages adherence to preventive measures; this trust can be seriously undermined if there is no commitment to transparency regarding the use of AI in scientific research. If this evidence comes from biased publications, who is accountable for the consequences of policies applied to citizens? On the other hand, if AI is capable of generating valuable information more quickly than humans, it would be unethical to forgo its use, thereby putting people at risk. Therefore, the use of AI must serve the purposes of Medicine and the Health Sciences, acting as a means to a higher end: the well-being of people.

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Published

2026-11-04

How to Cite

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Coronado-Vázquez V, Simón López LC, Gómez Salgado J. Health Sciences Research and Artificial Intelligence: An Ethical Challenge for Public Health: e202611087. Rev Esp Salud Pública [Internet]. 2026 Nov. 4 [cited 2026 Nov. 4];100(1):4 páginas. Available from: https://ojs.sanidad.gob.es/index.php/resp/article/view/1957

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