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Artificial intelligence is creeping into more aspects of our daily lives.

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As advanced technology tries to make our lives easier, it can also cause a lot of harm.

For example, Stanford Health Care used an algorithm to decide which employees would receive the coronavirus vaccine first. The

 rather than exposure to the virus, and Stanford officials later apologized for leaving people out.

How do we deal with biases, and what can be done to avoid them?

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Artificial intelligence is a booming industry that is creeping into more aspects of our daily lives. But can computers discriminate? As advanced technology tries to make our lives easier, it can also cause a lot of harm.

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