Stanford apologizes after vaccine allocation leaves out medical residents
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Re: Stanford apologizes after vaccine allocation leaves out medical residents
#2Seems like very typical behavior for university and hospital administrators.
Re: Stanford apologizes after vaccine allocation leaves out medical residents
#3The great thing about an algorithm is that when it gives you results that benefit you, you can accept them and then pass the buck on to it when people get outraged:
"According to an email sent by a chief resident to other residents, Stanford's leaders explained that an algorithm was used to assign its first allotment of the vaccine. The algorithm was said to have prioritized those health care workers at highest risk for COVID infections, along with factors like age and the location or unit where they work in the hospital. Residents apparently did not have an assigned location, and along with their typically young age, they were dropped low on the priority list."
Re: Stanford apologizes after vaccine allocation leaves out medical residents
#4Why is Stanford in a position to choose allocations in the first place? I thought the government was going to handle allocations.
Re: Stanford apologizes after vaccine allocation leaves out medical residents
#5Why is Stanford in a position to choose allocations in the first place? I thought the government was going to handle allocations.
They have a huge hospital and medical program.
Re: Stanford apologizes after vaccine allocation leaves out medical residents
#6The great thing about an algorithm is that when it gives you results that benefit you, you can accept them and then pass the buck on to it when people get outraged: "According to an email sent by a chief resident to other residents, Stanford's leaders explained that an algorithm was used to assign its first allotment of the vaccine. The algorithm was said to have prioritized those health care workers at highest risk…
Welp, apparently Stanford is shit at algorithmic design
Re: Stanford apologizes after vaccine allocation leaves out medical residents
#7The great thing about an algorithm is that when it gives you results that benefit you, you can accept them and then pass the buck on to it when people get outraged: "According to an email sent by a chief resident to other residents, Stanford's leaders explained that an algorithm was used to assign its first allotment of the vaccine. The algorithm was said to have prioritized those health care workers at highest risk…
An algorithm is clearly a virtual scapegoat. They’ll need to interview those who were involved in coding it. Dig deeper to find out why.
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#8My Resident daughter-in-law was scheduled to be vaccinated. Was sick on the day. Turns out, she had the virus! So no vaccination needed any more. One way to resolve it.
Re: Stanford apologizes after vaccine allocation leaves out medical residents
#9The great thing about an algorithm is that when it gives you results that benefit you, you can accept them and then pass the buck on to it when people get outraged: "According to an email sent by a chief resident to other residents, Stanford's leaders explained that an algorithm was used to assign its first allotment of the vaccine. The algorithm was said to have prioritized those health care workers at highest risk…
The whole mess has demonstrated why ethical AI research is important. It's so easy for people to disregard why and how biases exist in their systems when it doesn't affect them personally.
Re: Stanford apologizes after vaccine allocation leaves out medical residents
#10Lets see: first they give themselves what they want. Only after, and only if there is any outcry, then they apologize without any consequences.
Yeah, I think management learnt something /s.
We're always going to keep getting more of this behavior unless and until we start holding management fully accountable for this type of insider dealing. And accountable means being immediately fired, no golden handcuffs, and a full clawback of any issued bonuses and stock options.