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Listening to Control? AI, Biosecurity, and the New Limits of Physiological Surveillance
When ordinary physiological signals, such as coughing, are analysed by AI, public health moves closer to security, surveillance, and institutional control. The bioethical question is no longer simply whether the technology works, but who is allowed to listen to the body, interpret its signals, and act upon them.
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May 139 min read
Attack drones, autonomy and lethal decision-making: the Portuguese case and the ethical limits of technological warfare.
Loitering munitions make a decisive tension visible: technology can increase precision, but it can also distance the human agent from the moral decision to kill. The ethical question is not merely whether the weapon is effective or legal, but whether it preserves real human judgment, clear responsibility, and democratic limits on lethal force.
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May 118 min read
Health data, privacy, and consent: the autonomy lost when data starts circulating.
Health data are not merely information: they are sensitive fragments of the person. Their secondary use can improve research, public policy, and clinical innovation, but it requires privacy, understandable consent, fiduciary governance, and continuous transparency. Without post-consent autonomy, technical data protection may coexist with the ethical loss of the person.
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Apr 3011 min read
Brain–Computer Interfaces in Space Exploration: Technological Integration, Mission Advantages,and Ethical-Legal Implications
Brain–Computer Interfaces (BCIs) hold transformative potential for space exploration, offering solutions for astronaut performance, communication, and safety. This paper examines BCI integration in space missions, identifying gaps in empirical validation, philosophical and neuroethical analysis, and regulation
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Dec 31, 202519 min read
Health, Life and Autonomy
The Health, Life & Autonomy research group analyzes the main ethical dilemmas related to healthcare, patient autonomy, equitable access, end-of-life care, and situations of vulnerability. It also studies the impact of new medical technologies, such as artificial intelligence, personalized therapies, smart devices, embryology, assisted reproduction, and reproductive health, seeking to balance scientific innovation, human dignity, social responsibility, and respect for individual and collective values.
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