Advising AI assistant: ethical risks of Oura smart ring

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11240%2F25%3A10484108" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11240/25:10484108 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=OFxLmbSUm2" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=OFxLmbSUm2</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43681-024-00544-0" target="_blank" >10.1007/s43681-024-00544-0</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Advising AI assistant: ethical risks of Oura smart ring

Original language description

Wearable devices with monitoring and recommendation functions are designed to provide personalised feedback and sup- port to help individuals manage their health and well-being. One of the most widespread uses of these wearable devices is in the area of sleep monitoring. For users, this means they can make more informed decisions and the insight from the device allows them to influence the quality of their sleep better. However, with the use of these devices, certain values such as privacy and autonomy may be at stake. This is particularly true for new methods of artificial intelligence technolo- gies that can provide an unprecedented level of detail about their users. According to the European regulation on artificial intelligence, these wearable assistants will be classified as high-risk and thus will have to undergo a demanding conformity assessment. That&apos;s why we decided to choose one of the most popular wearables that can provide recommendations for its users, the Oura Smart Ring and conduct a Human Rights, Ethical and Social Impact Assessment of it. This choice was made in part due to the wealth of publicly available information about this device. We have found that it can pose a high risk to the user from several ethical and legal perspectives that can easily be overlooked in the design and use of these technologies. We have also proposed countermeasures that could in theory reduce their potential harmful effect if implemented. This article contributes to a better understanding of the ethical and fundamental rights risks of using wear- able sleep monitoring devices and thus helps to improve the safety of their use.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

AI and ethics

ISSN

2730-5953

e-ISSN

2730-5961

Volume of the periodical

5

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

2243-2255

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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