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Racial Bias in AI: Healthcare Algorithm Disproportionately Reduced Care for Black Patients

This AI incident highlights the critical need for trustworthy AI in healthcare. The algorithm, designed to offer care, instead disproportionately reduced care to Black patients. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Preventing harm through responsible AI governance is essential. Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/124

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McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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