The Hidden Biases in Medical AI with Dr. Ziad Obermeyer

from The Digital Pulse: An npj Digital Medicine podcast · host npj Digital Medicine

In this episode of The Digital Pulse, Dr. Ziad Obermeyer joins us to discuss how bias can become embedded in medical algorithms and why these tools can unintentionally worsen health inequities. The conversation discusses the hidden assumptions behind healthcare data, the risks of using flawed proxies for patient need, and the future of more equitable, evidence-based medical AI. Produced by Sohayla Eldeeb and Edited by Daniel Jung

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