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How AI Medical Chatbots Inherit Diagnostic Bias
In this episode of AI Ethics, Lucas and Luna explore the hidden biases embedded in AI medical chatbots and symptom checkers. They focus on a 2025 study that found these tools often misdiagnose conditions in women and people of color, echoing longstanding gaps in clinical research. The conversation drills into how training data from electronic health records and medical literature skews toward white male presentations, leading chatbots to miss heart attacks in women or downplay pain in Black patients. They also discuss the real-world stakes — from delayed treatment to eroded trust — and what…
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