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Dr. Ijeoma Nnodim Opara of Wayne State University's "Held to the Light" summit discusses the presence of racial bias in healthcare. The Collaborative to End Race-Based Medicine-Detroit and Wayne State University’s Office of Inclusive Excellence are hosting a virtual summit this month to discuss the role of bias in health care and public health in the age of artificial intelligence. Dr. Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, an associate professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine and co-chair of the collaborative, highlights that AI has the potential to amplify existing biases in clinical algorithms and decision-making, leading to adverse health outcomes. The collaborative aims to stop race-based medicine in teaching, research, and practice, advocating for new education policies and research that incorporate community voices to mitigate these risks. This initiative was formed in response to the disproportionate COVID-19 deaths in African American and Black communities, which were linked to misinformation and disinformation. The "Held to the Light: Race, Code & Consequence in the Age of AI" event is scheduled for Oct. 29.
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