Reducing bias in healthcare artificial intelligence: A white paper.

Abstract

Objective: Mitigation of racism in artificial intelligence (AI) is needed to improve health outcomes, yet no consensus exists on how this might be achieved. Methods: At an international conference in 2022, experts gathered to discuss strategies for reducing bias in healthcare AI. Results: This paper delineates these strategies along with their corresponding strengths and weaknesses and reviews the existing literature on these strategies. Conclusions: Five major themes resulted: reducing dataset bias, accurate modeling of existing data, transparency of artificial intelligence, regulation of artificial intelligence and the people who develop it, and bringing stakeholders to the table.