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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It’s Time to Squarely Discuss Proposed Penalty through Drug Price Cuts
A proposal floated by a member of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on drug price-based penalties for companies subject to business suspensions could possibly evolve into a major topic of discussion. At a Chuikyo meeting on January 29,…
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