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25. Would You Rather See a Computer or a Doctor?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Algorithms Can Predict Who Needs Health Care

A commonly used algorithm developed by a company affect around 200 million people a year. The researchers found that these algorithms had an enormous amount of racial bias. Effectively, this algorithm was helping healthier white tients cut in line ahead of sicker black patients for access to extra help with their chronic health needs.

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