Among these aspects, acceptability and ethical considerations are particularly relevant to those technologies that are extremely invasive (such as cortical or auditory brainstem implants), or replace the human caregiver and human interaction, or collect and use data on cloud-based services or interconnected devices (e.g., companion robots, smart nursing and health-monitoring technologies), raising privacy issues and requiring connectivity, or raise safety concerns, such as autonomous wheelchairs.
ɐmˌʌŋ ðiːz ˈæspɛkts, ɐksˌɛptəbˈɪlᵻɾi ænd ˈɛθɪkəl kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɑːɹ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ɹˈɛlᵻvənt tə ðoʊz tɛknˈɑːlədʒiz ðæt ɑːɹ ɛkstɹˈiːmli ɪnvˈeɪsɪv sˈʌtʃ ɐz kˈɔːɹɾɪkəl ɔːɹ ˈɔːdɪtˌoːɹi bɹˈeɪnstəm ˈɪmplænts, ɔːɹ ɹᵻplˈeɪs ðə hjˈuːmən kˈɛɹɡɪvɚ ænd hjˈuːmən ˌɪntɚɹˈækʃən, ɔːɹ kəlˈɛkt ænd jˈuːs dˈeɪɾə ˌɔn klˈaʊdbˈeɪst sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ɔːɹ ˌɪntɚkənˈɛktᵻd dɪvˈaɪsᵻz ˈiː.dʒˈiː., kəmpˈæniən ɹˈoʊbɑːts, smˈɑːɹt nˈɜːsɪŋ ænd hˈɛlθmˈɑːnɪɾɚɹɪŋ tɛknˈɑːlədʒiz, ɹˈeɪzɪŋ pɹˈaɪvəsi ˈɪʃuːz ænd ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ kɑːnɪktˈɪvᵻɾi, ɔːɹ ɹˈeɪz sˈeɪfti kənsˈɜːnz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɔːtˈɑːnəməs wˈiːltʃɛɹz.