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  • How A ‘Neutral’ Health Algorithm Ended Up Hurting Black Patients

    How A ‘Neutral’ Health Algorithm Ended Up Hurting Black Patients

    A health care algorithm used in hospitals across the U.S. has been discriminating against black patients, according to new research. The study found that the algorithm consistently prioritised less-sick white patients and screened out black patients from a program meant to help people who need more intensive care.


  • Understanding Exactly How We Make Decisions Is Helping AI Developers

    In machine learning, a programmer might develop an AI that can calculate all possible consequences of a single action. Humans, however, don’t have the same raw computational power; we have to efficiently create and execute a plan. We mentally invent different “layers” to organise our actions and then think about the higher levels rather than…