New Training Methods Could Reduce Bias In Artificial Intelligence

A “federated” training method could be used to reduce bias in AI, according to one expert on patient safety.

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A new “pretty picture” of artificial intelligence could be painted where effectiveness is increased across all patient groups, according to G. Anthony Reina, MD, Chief AI Architect for Health & Life Sciences at Intel.

In a talk about AI’s role in bias and health equity at AdvaMed's 2021 digital health conference, Reina outlined how...

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