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The Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values (ACHEEV) invites you to a webinar on: ALGORITHMIC BIAS IN HEALTHCARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE When: 3:00pm-4:30pm Sydney time, Thursday, 23 June 2022 Where: Online, Zoom link will be released to registered attendees closer to the date Summary: This webinar will address a key social and ethical concern for Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in healthcare: algorithmic bias, which occurs when automated decision-making results in a pattern of unfair or inequitable outcomes. In this webinar, we will present preliminary findings from our project The Algorithm Will See You Now (NMRC Ideas Grant 1181960). We held qualitative interviews with diverse professional experts involved in the development, application and regulation of healthcare AI. Our findings show that views about the nature of algorithmic bias were broadly split into two groups. In the first group, participants acknowledged that algorithmic bias exists, but did not ascribe any responsibility for this, and did not see any need to address the problem. The second group acknowledged algorithmic bias and linked it to a critical argument that recognised systemic injustice and proposed that it requires response. In this group views regarding possible mechanisms to address bias were varied, ranging from scientific and technical to social approaches. This included varied views on the role of social variables: how the social categories that underpin biased decision-making are conceptualised and operationalised. The presentation will be followed by responses from three expert panellists specialising in algorithmic bias through the lens of disability studies, data science and human rights. Event is free but please register through Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/3sImgCD For any queries, please email Dr Yves Saint James Aquino yaqu...@uow.edu.au Speaker: Dr Yves Saint James Aquino, Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values, University of Wollongong Panellists: • Prof Jackie Leach Scully, Professor of Bioethics and Director of the Disability Innovation Institute, University of New South Wales • Prof Rachel Thomas, Professor of Practice (Data Scientist in Residence), Centre for Data Science, Queensland University of Technology • Prof Edward Santow, Industry Professor (Responsible Technology), University of Technology Sydney; Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner (2016-2021) Chair: Prof Stacy Carter, Director of the Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values, University of Wollongong For bios, please check the Eventbrite page: https://bit.ly/3sImgCD. Best Yves -- *Dr. Yves Saint James C. Aquino, MD, PhD* He/him/his Postdoctoral Research Fellow Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values University of Wollongong, New South Wales, *Australia* Website: https://yvesaquino.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/yvessj_aquino UOW Scholars Page <https://scholars.uow.edu.au/display/yves_aquino> Recent publication: Aquino, Y.S.J., Rogers, W.A., Scully, J.L. et al. Ethical Guidance for Hard Decisions: A Critical Review of Early International COVID-19 ICU Triage Guidelines. Health Care Anal (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-021-00442-0 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-021-00442-0>
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