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How a Popular Medical Device Encodes Racial Bias

Focus: Bias
Source: Boston Review
Redability: Intermediate
Type: Website Article
Open Source: No
External URL: http://bostonreview.net/science-nature-race/amy-moran-thomas-how-popular-medical-device-encodes-racial-bias
Keywords: N/A
Learn Tags: Bias Ethics Fairness Not-for-Profit Trust
Summary: An article about how pulse oximeters give biased results for people with darker skin, which prompted a follow-up study. 

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