AI chatbots are supposed to improve health care. But research says some are perpetuating racism

Stanford School of Medicine researchers have discovered that popular chatbots are responding to questions using race-based, debunked medical ideas.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As hospitals and health care systems turn to artificial intelligence to help summarize doctors’ notes and analyze health records, a new study led by Stanford School of Medicine researchers cautions that popular chatbots are perpetuating racist, debunked medical ideas, prompting concerns that the tools could worsen health disparities for today! 

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