Bias and fairness in AI-driven healthcare: Addressing disparities in machine learning models

Fnu Zartashea 1, 2, *

1 Independent Researcher, USA.
2 Lead Software Engineer, USA.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2023, 09(01), 835-846.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2023.9.1.0359
Publication history: 
Received on 01 April 2023; revised on 13 June 2023; accepted on 15 June 2023
 
Abstract: 
Artificial intelligence receives modern healthcare upgrades to elevate clinical diagnostics and therapy guidance and treatment evaluation systems. Better decision quality and higher efficiency depend on machine learning models that serve as essential tools for clinical decision support. The deployment of AI-driven healthcare systems faces scrutiny about their biased and unfair characteristics because medical data tends to mirror existing healthcare inequalities. Healthcare outcomes experience diverse anomalies when AI algorithms carry bias, which produces specific harm to marginalized populations. Microbiological diagnosis biases originate from three core elements: imbalanced data collection methods, ineffective model training practices and structural healthcare deficiencies. Equitable healthcare delivery requires proper solutions to these inequalities to maintain patient trust in AI medical systems.
This research studies the principal causes of bias within doctor-focused machine learning programs while analyzing biased algorithms' influence on distinct population segments. The research analyzes present initiatives dedicated to tackling prejudice and promoting ethical AI standards and fairness enhancement within medical environments. The research investigates validated approaches which lower social inequalities through sustained AI delivery systems for universal healthcare access.
 
 
Keywords: 
AI bias; Fairness metrics: Healthcare disparities; Algorithmic fairness; Data preprocessing; Bias mitigation
 
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