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Modern Medicines and treatments can be improved with the progression of AI in medicine by discovering new drugs, personalising treatments, and speeding up chemical trials. But if the racial exclusion common in biomedical research seeps into the data behind AI there’s a risk that these medicines won’t be effective for everyone
Studies find bias in AI models that recommend treatments and diagnose diseasesNew research shows that AI models designed for health care settings can exhibit bias against certain ethnic and gender…
The advent of AI promises to revolutionise the way we think about medicine and healthcare, but who do we hold accountable when automated procedures go awry? In this talk, Varoon…
Using the example of machine learning in medicine as an example, Rachel Thomas examines examples of racial bias within the AI technologies driving modern-day medicines and treatments. Rachel Thomas argues…
Talk by Rachel Thomas on the prevalence of bias within AI-based technology used in medicine. AI has the potential to remove human biases in the healthcare system, however its integration…
A short video examining the lack of inclusion within clinical biomedical research, and the consequence this has on the effectiveness of the treatments and medicines for non-white patients. Lack of…
Does “AI” stand for augmenting inequality in the era of covid-19 healthcare?Artificial intelligence can help tackle the covid-19 pandemic, but bias and discrimination in its design and deployment risk exacerbating…
Hidden in Plain Sight — Reconsidering the Use of Race Correction in Clinical Algorithms | NEJMMedicine and Society from The New England Journal of Medicine — Hidden in Plain Sight…
‘Objective’ Science and White Bias: BAME Under-Representation in Biomedical Research (part 2) By Amber Roguski. This is the second post in a two-part blog series. It explores the under-representation of…
Addressing bias: artificial intelligence in cardiovascular medicine As the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, cardiovascular disease is prevalent across all populations. Artificial intelligence (AI) is providing opportunities to…
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