Re:Women Die More from Heart Attacks Than Men Unless ER Doc ...
by archagon on Monday August 06, 2018 @05:25PM
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People on HN frequently proclaim that we need self-driving cars now, now, now!! to prevent thousands of deaths caused by car accidents every day—even if it involves "breaking a few eggs" in the short term.
Meanwhile, I feel like those very same people would be very reluctant to "play the sexism card", even if it meant that thousands of women's lives could be saved, and even though this is a problem that has been pointed out and studied for a long time[1], and that it's potentially much easier to correct our biases with better training than it is to approach general AI with technology.
Meanwhile, I feel like those very same people would be very reluctant to "play the sexism card", even if it meant that thousands of women's lives could be saved, and even though this is a problem that has been pointed out and studied for a long time[1], and that it's potentially much easier to correct our biases with better training than it is to approach general AI with technology.
I really wish these trends were reversed.
[1] See Serena Williams' childbirth story for one recent example: https://qz.com/1177004/serena-williamss-terrifying-childbirt...