From the ODAC Poster Hall | AI and the Female Face
Concerns over the use of AI in dermatology often center on skin tone bias. Machine learning’s data sets commonly reflect the Eurocentric focus that’s traditionally found in dermatologic images. Now researchers are raising awareness of another bias in these data sets: sex and gender differences in the skin. These hormonal and morphologic differences are completely normal. However, when not acco …
Concerns over the use of AI in dermatology often center on skin tone bias. Machine learning’s data sets commonly reflect the Eurocentric focus that’s traditionally found in dermatologic images. Now researchers are raising awareness of another bias in these data sets: sex and gender differences in the skin. These hormonal and morphologic differences are completely normal. However, when not acco … Continue reading "From the ODAC Poster Hall | AI and the Female Face"
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