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AI Healthcare Models Risk Perpetuating Biases, Experts Warn

4/11/2025

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Researchers in the Netherlands raise alarms about AI-driven outcome prediction models (OPMs) in healthcare, cautioning that they could perpetuate historical biases and harm vulnerable patients. While OPMs enhance treatment evaluation, they risk creating "self-fulfilling prophecies" that exacerbate disparities. Experts urge the necessity of human oversight to safeguard equitable healthcare outcomes.

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Researchers in the Netherlands raise alarms about AI-driven outcome prediction models (OPMs) in healthcare, cautioning that they could perpetuate historical biases and harm vulnerable patients. While OPMs enhance treatment evaluation, they risk creating "self-fulfilling prophecies" that exacerbate disparities. Experts urge the necessity of human oversight to safeguard equitable healthcare outcomes.