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Title: Recognizing Bias in AI

Category: Administration

Keywords: artificial intelligence, emergency department, emergency practice, machine learning (PubMed Search)

Posted: 11/26/2025 by Mercedes Torres, MD (Updated: 7/21/2026)

Food for thought on this Thanksgiving eve…

AI is rapidly being integrated into the practice of emergency medicine, as well as many other medical specialties.  Similar to the adage, "you are what you eat," AI is what we feed it.  See below for an introduction to the various levels of bias contributing to the machine learning process:  

For a deep dive into the world of bias in AI, see referenced article.

References

Chinta SV, Wang Z, Palikhe A, Zhang X Kashif A, Smith MA, et al. (2025) AI-driven healthcare: A review on ensuring fairness and mitigating bias. PLOS Digit Health 4(5): e0000864. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000864


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