Paediatric Department, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta.
Early Hum Dev. 2020 Jun;145:105014. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105014. Epub 2020 Mar 16.
The first collection of Star Trek (ST) papers in this journal concentrated on the various doctors that appeared in ST in chronological screening order. This second collection will demonstrate that depictions of certain characters in ST harkens back to the high-ranking Nazis Adolf Eichmann and Josef Mengele, cautionary tales, lest we allow history to repeat itself and such atrocities to be relived. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is also explored as well as issues pertaining to AI in the medical field and ST's introduction of "ethical subroutines" that attempt to ensure that artificial beings (including doctors) are created with the machine analogues of a conscience. Nanotechnology in ST is also shown to be a potential field that can be applied not only for medical benefit but also with malevolent intentions. These narratives also serve as cautionary tales with regard to the potential unintended consequences of completely unfettered research. Finally, another paper will review the role of nurses in the Star Trek universe and will show that while nursing as a profession has striven for autonomy, in ST, the nurse continues to be overshadowed by the medical doctor. It is hoped that this collection of papers may help us to understand where it is that medicine may be heading and what are our best options are for averting problems, tragedy and outright disaster/s.
本期刊物中的第一批《星际迷航》（Star Trek，简称 ST）论文集中在 ST 中按时间顺序出现的各种医生身上。这第二部分将展示 ST 中某些角色的刻画可以追溯到纳粹高官阿道夫·艾希曼（Adolf Eichmann）和约瑟夫·门格勒（Josef Mengele），这是一个警示故事，以免我们让历史重演，再次经历这样的暴行。本论文集还探讨了人工智能（AI）以及与 AI 相关的医学领域问题，以及 ST 引入的“道德子程序”，旨在确保人工智能（包括医生）在被创造时具有机器模拟的良知。ST 中的纳米技术也被展示为一个潜在的领域，不仅可以用于医疗益处，还可以用于恶意意图。这些叙述也可以作为关于完全不受限制的研究可能产生的意外后果的警示故事。最后，另一篇论文将回顾《星际迷航》宇宙中护士的角色，并表明尽管护理专业一直在努力争取自主权，但在 ST 中，护士仍然被医生所掩盖。希望本论文集能够帮助我们了解医学可能的发展方向，以及我们在避免问题、悲剧和彻底的灾难/事故方面的最佳选择。
