Healthcare Algorithms Are Biased, and the Results Can Be Deadly Deep-learning algorithms suffer from a fundamental problem: They can adopt unwanted biases from the data on which they're trained. In ...

Stanford found itself in hot water last week after deploying a faulty Covid-19 vaccine distribution algorithm. But the fiasco offers a cautionary tale that extends far beyond Stanford’s own doors — ...

A health care algorithm makes black patients substantially less likely than their white counterparts to receive important medical treatment. The major flaw affects millions of patients, and was just ...