Interesting Global [email protected]English • 7 months ago

UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges

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UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges

arstechnica.com

Interesting Global [email protected]English • 7 months ago

For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.

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So why not be concerned with those in power? Why choose the low hanging fruit when the tree is infected? They do these things with a multitude of technologies and other people not just AI. Just my 2c

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