Author(s): Malandraki, I.
Article Тitle: PROTECTING THE SOUL: CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT THE
ETHICAL DESIGN OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS
FOR PSYCHIATRIC USE
Journal: International Dialogue: East-West
Publication Year: 2025
Publication Type: Journal Article
Article Type: Paper
Volume, Issue: 11(4)
Pages: 27-34
DOI:
ISSN (print): 1857-9299
ISSN (online): 1857-9302
UDC:17:004.8]:616.89
APA 7 citation
Malandraki, I. (2025). Protecting the soul: Considerations about the ethical design of artificial intelligence systems for psychiatric use. International Dialogue: East-West, 11(4), 27–34.
Harvard citation
Malandraki, I. (2025) ‘Protecting the soul: Considerations about the ethical design of artificial intelligence systems for psychiatric use’, International Dialogue: East-West, 11(4), pp. 27–34.
Abstract: Can the combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and psychiatry (“AI psychiatry”) be effective and at the same time ethically permissible? The rapid development of AI and the increasing incidence of mental disorders in recent years call for investigation of this question. Psychiatry, as an inherently sensitive branch of medicine, requires a differentiated approach to diagnosis and treatment. This process is often complex and requires patients, if they are able, to express their emotional states, i.e. the manifestation of their vulnerable side. AI can provide valuable support to psychiatrists, provided that the systems of AI psychiatry are developed on the basis of an ethical design, as it emerges through its alignment with a clear and universally accepted regulatory framework. Consequently, it can be argued that AI psychiatry is undoubtedly being developed to facilitate the physician’s profession with its assistance, but due to the vulnerability of the field, it also leads to ethical concerns that lead to ethical concerns. In particular, questions arise about maintaining confidentiality between patient and psychiatrist, and protecting the privacy and rights of patients.
Keywords: ethics, bioethics, artificial intelligence, medicine, psychiatry, mental
health.
