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Why most health apps are biased even before their first lines of code are written
Many of us use digital health tools every day, such as period trackers, fitness apps or online quizzes to check our mental health.
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Digital health tools such as period trackers, fitness apps and mental‑health quizzes rely on AI models that reflect the data used for training and the assumptions of their developers. The bias can arise before any code is written, rooted in the underlying datasets and design choices.
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