When not using AI is the unethical choice: a bioethics lens on asymmetric scrutiny
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-06
Arguing against AI ethics discussions overly focused on sins of commission (like bioethics debates), the author contends that insufficient care plus asymmetric scrutiny causes far more deaths overall, letting officials avoid responsibility for active decisions. When AI bias is milder than human bias, not using AI should be ethically unacceptable.
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