Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications
Language
English
Publication Date
6-1-2026
Journal
Psychiatric Clinics of North America
DOI
10.1016/j.psc.2025.08.016
PMID
42069372
PMCID
PMC13551442
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
9-9-2026
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Author MSS
Abstract
Computer perception (CP) technologies are poised to deliver near real-time behavioral insights with high precision. As technical barriers recede, our field's ethical focus must shift from "Can we trust the data?" to "Should we use it here, and how?" We propose a contextual ethics framework that: (1) defines the appropriate scope of CP integration; (2) advocates codesigned roadmaps to manage expectations and epistemic conflict; (3) expands evaluation beyond performance metrics to humanistic outcomes; and (4) anticipates future high performance systems to safeguard dignity, empathy, and shared decision-making in clinical care.
Keywords
Humans, Artificial Intelligence, Trust, Artificial intelligence, Computer perception, Digital phenotyping, Ethics, Humanistic care, Stakeholder engagement
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Kostick-Quenet, Kristin M; Hurley, Meghan; Herrington, John; et al., "Rethinking Ethics for an Era of Trusted Computational Tools" (2026). Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications. 380.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/med_ethics/380