STAT March 1, 2022
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How AI can go astray with little warning
AI algorithms used in health care often perform extremely well in early testing. But what happens in the years after they are introduced in clinical settings? A novel experiment STAT conducted with a team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Jameel Clinic found that popular algorithms to predict sepsis and length of stay failed to keep up with ever-changing clinical conditions, resulting in faulty advice on the care of seriously ill patients. The experiment, born of...
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