Death, authorship and generative AI: a call for commentaries

JME Practical Bioethics 2026 Open access

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Authors: Brian D. Earp, Sebastian Porsdam Mann, Tsutomu Sawai, Tenzin Wangmo
DOI: 10.1136/jmepb-2026-000263
Cited by: 9
References: 14

Abstract

Death used to be a package deal: heart, lungs and brain all stopped together, so there was no need to ask which particular stoppage constituted death. Modern intensive care, however, starting with mechanical ventilation, prised the components apart. This forced medicine to decide which cessation mattered most for specific purposes such as organ donation.1 We propose that authorship may be undergoing a similar disaggregation, likewise driven by technological innovation.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Organ Donation and Transplantation Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

Publication details

Journal / source
JME Practical Bioethics
Publisher
BMJ
Volume
2
Issue
2
Pages
e000263–e000263
Publication date
1 April 2026
Language
EN