AI Models Miss Disease in Black and Female Patients

Source: ScienceFrom programs designed to detect irregular heartbeats in electrocardiograms to software that tracks eye movements to diagnose autism, artificial intelligence is helping physicians fine-tune the care they provide patients. But for all the technology's potential for automating tasks, a growing body of evidence also shows that AI can be prone to bias that disadvantages already vulnerable patients. A new study, published in Science Advances, adds to...