Why it matters: this new approach to training cancer-diagnosing AI models helps ensure fair and accurate cancer care for people of all races, genders, and ages, improving health outcomes for everyone.
AI can spot cancer—but it can also spot who you are, and that turns out to matter. A new study finds that artificial intelligence systems used to diagnose cancer from pathology slides do not perform equally for all patients, with accuracy varying across race, gender, and age groups.
Researchers uncovered three main reasons behind this [...]
Brightcast Impact Score (BIS)
75/100•Groundbreaking
This article discusses how AI systems used to diagnose cancer from pathology slides can inadvertently pick up on patient demographics, leading to biased results. However, the article also highlights a new training approach that can dramatically improve the fairness of these AI models without needing perfect data. This represents a constructive solution to address an important issue in the application of AI in healthcare, which aligns with Brightcast's mission to highlight positive progress and proven achievements.
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