Interesting ethical discussions about the use of smart pills and self-acting devices in the latest American Journal of Bioethics ( (AJOB) Volume 18, issue 9 (September 2018) Pages 38-47 | Published online: 20 Sep 2018) “The Ethics of Smart Pills and Self-Acting Devices: Autonomy, Truth-Telling, and Trust at the Dawn of Digital Medicine Klugman, Dunn, Schwartz et al and also the commentaries on that article.
Insulin pumps and syringe drivers are existing examples of these “self-driven” devices which are already in place. Most interesting is that they are usually also network capable so we need to understand how to best manage the security risks that come with this.