(Publish from Houston Texas USA)
(By: Omama Touqeer)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the way diseases are diagnosed. Advanced digital tools can analyze medical images, detect patterns, and assist in clinical decision-making with remarkable speed. While these developments are improving efficiency in healthcare, they have also raised an important concern.
Can technology replace ethical human judgment?
The answer remains no. Medicine is not only about accuracy, but also about responsibility, trust, and compassion. A diagnosis relies heavily on large volumes of patient data. This raises ethical questions related to privacy, data ownership, and informed consent. Medical information is deeply personal, and its misuse can harm patients beyond physical illness. Moreover, AI systems are limited to data and algorithms. They cannot understand a patient’s emotional state, social background, or cultural values. These human factors are essential in ethical medical care.
In this evolving system, Allied Health Sciences professionals, especially Anesthesia Technologists, play a vital role. They work closely with both patients and technology, ensuring safe monitoring, accurate data handling, and ethical use of advanced machines. While Al may assist in monitoring or alerts, it is the technologist who interprets these signals responsibly and responds in real time, always prioritizing patient safety. Medical ethics protects the trust between healthcare professionals and patients. Al should support clinical practice, not replace human responsibility. Final decisions must remain in human hands, guided by ethical principles and professional accountability.
The purpose of this article is to highlight that technological progress must move alongside ethical awareness. The future of healthcare will be strongest when AI enhances human expertise rather than replacing it, allowing compassionate and trustworthy medicine to thrive.
About Author:
Omama Touqeer BS-AHS (Anesthesia Technology). Supervised By: Samsaam Fazal, MS-AHS Affiliation: UOH-AHS-MLT Department, KPK, Pakistan
