Michael Brannigan will reflect upon the ethical issues raised by our use of artificial intelligence and robotics in healthcare, particularly caregiving on Sunday, September 24th at 12:30PM on the upper level of the parish hall. His presentation is based upon his most recent book Caregiving, Carebots, and Contagion which was written during the pandemic.
ABOUT MICHAEL BRANNIGAN
Throughout his career, Michael C. Brannigan (Ph.D., Philosophy, M.A., Religious
Studies, University of Leuven, Belgium) has been actively engaged in healthcare ethics.
The former Pfaff Endowed Chair in Ethics and Moral Values at The College of Saint
Rose in Albany, New York continues to teach Intercultural Bioethics as Adjunct
Professor at the Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical College, and as
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Salve Regina University, Newport,
Rhode Island. Born in Fukuoka, Japan, his specialties embrace Asian philosophies,
ethics, intercultural and medical ethics, and phenomenology. His books include
Healthcare Ethics in a Diverse Society; Ethical Issues in Human Cloning, ed.; Cultural
Fault Lines in Healthcare; Japan’s March 2011 Disaster and Moral Grit; and most
recently Caregiving, Carebots, and Contagion. He speaks internationally and serves on
the editorial board of Communication and Medicine. He also writes a monthly column for
the Albany Times Union newspaper; see timesunion.com/brannigan. He and
his wife Brooke live in Wakefield, Rhode Island. For fun, he plays piano, ocean kayaks,
studies martial arts and matters Japanese and Irish. His website is:
michaelcbrannigan.com