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As hospitals and health care systems turn to artificial intelligence to help summarize doctors’ notes and analyze health records, a new study led by Stanford School of Medicine researchers cautions that popular chatbots are perpetuating racist, debunked medical ideas, prompting concerns that the tools could worsen health disparities for Black...
Experts worry these systems could cause real-world harm and amplify forms of medical racism that have persisted for generations as more physicians use chatbots for help with daily tasks such as emailing patients or appealing to health insurers.
A new study led by Stanford School of Medicine researchers cautions that popular chatbots are perpetuating racist, debunked medical ideas, prompting concerns that the tools could worsen health disparities for Black patients.
“There are very real-world consequences to getting this wrong that can impact health disparities,” said Stanford’s Dr. Roxana Daneshjou.
Hospitals and health care systems are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence, but a new study cautions that popular chatbots are perpetuating racist,...