AI Determines Sex of Person from Brain Scans

Re:AI Determines Sex of Person from Brain Scans by rcxdude on Monday February 19, 2024 @08:22PM (#39436951)

I think the implication is it doesn't actually work well. Running hard-to-explain models on brain scans has a history of producing papers which fail to reproduce, there were a bunch of bunk results in fMRI research a few years ago.

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Re:AI Determines Sex of Person from Brain Scans by yukkuri on Monday February 19, 2024 @10:24PM (#39437717)

Exactly, it's going to turn out that it didn't work well but it will still get used harmfully.

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Re:AI Determines Sex of Person from Brain Scans by throwawa14223 on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @11:29AM (#39443280)

While skepticism is healthy, I don't understand how you can say with certainty it will not work.

A hypothetical technology that could very accurately determine the sex of a brain would seem to be a boon for transgendered people. Early detection could mean better treatment and less suffering with fewer cases of desisting.

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Re:AI Determines Sex of Person from Brain Scans by uion on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @05:35AM (#39452191)

It would be much more likely to reveal that the idea of a "female brain in a male body" or vice versa is incorrect.

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Re:AI Determines Sex of Person from Brain Scans by yukkuri on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @01:49PM (#39527938)

I do hope for your optimistic scenario, but I do not expect it.

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