Re:AI Recognises Race in Medical Images
by IshKebab on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @06:25AM
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Right, but the existence of edge cases does not mean that the "male" and "female" labels are completely arbitrary.
The words "bed" and "sofa" aren't arbitrary social constructs just because sofabeds exist.
See: Caster Semenya, who is disqualified from competing as a woman because she has XY chromosomes and naturally elevated testosterone. She's intersex. Her only supposed recourse is to take medication to force her testosterone levels lower to be qualified as a woman. Of course, the organization is now defining who counts as a woman to qualify for women's sports is likely making socially constructed categories.