Medical Xpress

Including race in clinical algorithms can both reduce and increase health inequities, study shows

Health practitioners are increasingly concerned that because race is a social construct, and the biological mechanisms of how race affects clinical outcomes are often unknown, including race in ...
MIT Technology Review

An algorithm intended to reduce poverty might disqualify people in need

According to a new report by the Human Rights Watch, an algorithmic welfare distribution system for Jordan, funded by the World Bank, unfairly and inaccurately quantifies poverty. An algorithm funded ...
The Conversation

Including race in clinical algorithms can both reduce and increase health inequities – it depends on what doctors use them for

Health practitioners are increasingly concerned that because race is a social construct, and the biological mechanisms of how race affects clinical outcomes are often unknown, including race in ...
techtimes

Researchers Develop ‘Fairness’ Algorithms to Reduce AI Bias, Ensure Privacy

Bias in algorithms have always been a key issue in the growing field of artificial intelligence. For instance, researchers found in an experiment that flawed AI in robots has the tendency to make ...
Analytics Insight

Why Algorithms are Important in Technology and Everyday Life

Overview Algorithms help computers solve problems quickly and perform tasks in a structured and efficient way.Many everyday ...
Computer Weekly

Netherlands wants watchdog to reduce bias in artificial intelligence

The Dutch child benefits scandal showed the devastation that algorithms can cause, which is why the Netherlands government wants to ensure that citizens can keep control of their digital lives and ...