AI for Health Can’t Leave Older People Behind, Says WHO

A policy brief from the World Health Organization offers strategies for combating ageism and bias in machine learning technologies. The brief, “Ageism in artificial intelligence for health,” proposes a wide range of measures to ensure older people are effectively engaged in the processes, technologies and services affecting them.  

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By Kat Jercich at HealthCare IT News

 

A policy brief from the World Health Organization offers strategies for combating ageism and bias in machine learning technologies.

 

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The World Health Organization released a policy brief this past week aimed at combating age-related bias in health-related artificial intelligence tools.  

 

The brief, “Ageism in artificial intelligence for health,” proposes a wide range of measures to ensure older people are effectively engaged in the processes, technologies and services affecting them.  

 

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