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Artificial Intelligence has played a key role in innovating modern medicine over the course of the twenty-first century. As a result, technology has greatly impacted and revolutionized the field of healthcare. However, despite all the progress that has been made by technology, it must be emphasized that with any form of new technology comes some degree of risk; whether this is from existing technology or from the emergence of future technologies. In order to highlight the security challenges that may derive from increased technological development, we will be drawing upon two prominent and relevant security issues. The first issue is the development and potential use of human enhancement technologies. It will be explored how the increase of enhancement technologies may lead to further issues and inequalities within society. Drawing from historical case-studies, it will be explicitly highlighted how the use of human enhancement technologies may lead to the irresponsible misuse of technology. To further highlight how technology can increase security risks, it will also be discussed how cyberattacks can impact the healthcare industry. Looking at the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) in healthcare, it will be analyzed how existing technologies can also increase security challenges. The overall purpose of this chapter is to highlight the symbiotic relation between technology and security and to further draw attention to prominent security threats in healthcare.
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Heer Kaur, K. (2021). AIM and the Nexus of Security and Technology. In: Lidströmer, N., Ashrafian, H. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58080-3_301-2
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