Let’s be real: even with the best intentions, AI systems can reflect our own unconscious biases. As Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky famously demonstrated in their groundbreaking work on Prospect Theory, humans are prone to cognitive biases that influence our…
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Shionogi’s ADHD Game Therapy, CureApp’s Alcoholism App in Line for Approval
A Japanese health ministry advisory panel on February 6 recommended approval for two digital therapeutic apps. One was developed by Shionogi for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the other by CureApp for alcoholism. The green light…
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