New research and advocacy are highlighting how AI is entering medicine without adequate guardrails. A Lancet Digital Health study found that showing consumer LLMs a drug advertisement raised the odds they recommended that treatment, and the models disclosed the ad's presence only about 30% of the time. The NAACP, in a report with Sanofi, warns that Black communities could see disparities widen as AI health tools spread, given provider shortages, broadband gaps and distrust of a biased system. Separately, AI-estimated heart age on ultrasound was linked to worse outcomes, showing the technology can carry real prognostic signal. The common concern is not whether AI belongs in care, but who governs its incentives and access.
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AI in Medicine Brings Bias, Ads and Uneven Access
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