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Murdered Insurance CEO Had Deployed an AI to Automatically Deny Benefits for Sick People (futurism.com)
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[โ€“] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yup, I was in an AI/ML training session about a year ago, and there were a few hospital execs there too. They were absolutely giddy about the prospect of using AI to deny care to unprofitable patients.

[โ€“] PrimeMinisterKeyes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

So this must be all the "innovation" and "disruption" I keep hearing about.