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🌐 The latest AI Act highlights the importance of addressing biases in AI models. In many discussions, whether with clients or during panels, the term "bias" is often used loosely, without a clear understanding of what it truly entails, aside from representing a specific population. 🩺 To identify effective examples of bias, we can look at current practices in medicine. This is explored in Usha Lee McFarling latest article on STAT News, which is part of a series called “Embedded Bias.” The article discusses how Black patients with low T cell counts are automatically classified as being in poor health, even though this count is normal for that population. 🔍 This bias in interpretation stems from a narrow perspective where medical standards are based on a Caucasian model. Addressing such biases is crucial for AI providers as they strive to build models that are more accurate, reliable, and fair. In this way, AI has the potential to correct decades of bias in traditional medicine, benefiting both patients and healthcare providers. https://lnkd.in/duy2c_49 #bias #healthcare #AI

She was told she might have cancer: How medicine pathologizes Black patients’ normal test results

She was told she might have cancer: How medicine pathologizes Black patients’ normal test results

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