For years, it was harder for Black patients to secure a coveted spot on the national kidney transplant waitlist because a clinical algorithm was making Black patients appear healthier than they were.

This is Part 1 of Embedded Bias, a series revealing how race-based clinical algorithms pervade medicine and why it's so difficult to change them. Pediatrician Alexandra Epee-Bounya had had enough. In ...

April 27 (UPI) --Social media company executives and technology researchers differed in the extent to which they believe algorithms are being used to suppress harmful content on online platforms ...

In an era where technology continues to evolve at a staggering pace, the integration of algorithms into healthcare decisions holds both promise and peril. Over the last few decades, the role of ...

A new study at Hebrew University explored the balance between AI and human therapists in mental health therapy, focusing on the role of empathy. The researchers propose a hybrid model where AI ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming every aspect of our lives. Humans can now reduce complex and mundane tasks while focusing on core working requirements, significantly increasing workforce ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: This is your Tech News Briefing for Friday, February 17th. I'm Zoe ...

An AP investigation into an algorithmic tool used by social workers in one Pennsylvania county suggests the risk outweighs the benefit. The deployment of algorithms and artificial intelligence can ...

"Over years of reporting on internet culture, I've heard countless versions of [this] story: an aimless young man—usually white, frequently interested in video games—visits YouTube looking for ...

Tech giant IBM (IBM) is playing a major role in Japan’s push into quantum computing, thanks to its close partnership with the ...

On Monday, room 426 of Margaret Jacks Hall was packed to the brim with people eagerly waiting to hear Shane Denson celebrate the launch of his 2023 book, “Post-Cinematic Bodies.” Denson, an associate ...