An algorithm used to inform healthcare decisions for millions of people shows significant racial bias in its predictions of the health risks of black patients.

We made our own version of the Codebreaker sign-cracking algorithm — and talked to pitchers about how to thwart it.

June 3, 2019 Algorithm that Tailors Digital Meditation Program Improves Attention and Memory By Laura Kurtzman Scientists at UC San Francisco have developed a personalized digital meditation training ...

A new study reveals significant racial bias in a software program that affects access to care for millions of Americans.

Over two years, a machine-learning program warned thousands of health care providers about patients at high risk of sepsis, allowing them to begin treatments nearly two hours sooner ...

Researchers have found that a common algorithm used by hospitals often classified white patients overall as being more ill than black patients — even when they were just as sick.

Using a remotely-delivered, algorithm-driven program for disease management, patients experienced significant improvement in cholesterol and blood pressure levels, according to late-breaking ...

Can a computer program save more children from abuse and neglect? The hope is that an algorithm can help predict that a child is in a dangerous situation.

A remote care program that utilizes phone calls, text messaging and electronic health records improved BP and LDL levels in high-risk and underserved patients, while reducing the need for in ...

U of Texas at Austin has stopped using a machine-learning system to evaluate applicants for its Ph.D. in computer science. Critics say the system exacerbates existing inequality in the field.

A new automated computer algorithm for the diagnosis of epilepsy from electroencephalogram (EEG) readings ― developed by analyzing multiple expert opinions on thousands of such readings ― has ...