Last week, doctors and staff at Stanford University’s hospital protested against an algorithm used to determine priority for COVID-19 vaccines. The algorithm skipped front-line doctors in favor of high-level administrators and doctors who are not likely to treat COVID-19 patients. Out of 5,000 scheduled vaccines, only seven were reserved for […]
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Do social media algorithms erode our ability to make decisions freely? The jury is out
Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part of The Conversation’s series on the science of free will. Have you ever watched a […]
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Medical Algorithms Have a Race Problem
Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. When Vanessa Grubbs first met Eli about a decade ago, he was a muscular man in his 50s. Grubbs, a doctor at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, was treating him for membranous nephropathy, a kidney condition that can lead […]