ResearchBuzz: FirehoseNature: Dozens of AI disease-prediction models were trained on dubious data. “Dubious data sets are being used to train artificial-intelligence models that are designed to predict people’s risk of stroke and diabetes, researchers report in a preprint1 on medRxiv. Some of the models seem to have been used in clinical settings, although it’s not clear whether this has led to flawed diagnoses. […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/22/nature-dozens-of-ai-disease-prediction-models-were-trained-on-dubious-data/
Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0A very disturbing, and very credible report.
AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/26/ai-got-the-blame-for-the-iran-school-bombing-the-truth-is-far-more-worrying?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#war #automation #BadData can lead to #WarCrimes - such as intentionally striking a school - but "no one" is responsible?
David Cantrell 🏏#Amazon are trying to advertise some streaming sport event to me, Hornets vs Spurs. In what mad world are #RochdaleHornets (a #RugbyLeague team) playing #TottenhamHotspur (an #AssociationFootball team)? That's an impressive cock-up.
John E Bartley III (D) K7AAY📎https://gizmodo.com/study-promoting-apple-cider-vinegar-for-weight-loss-was-complete-bunk-2000662807 #nutrition #health #baddata #badstudy #fakescience #weightloss
Downes 🍁It's interesting. After every Teams meeting a popup appears asking 'how was the quality of the audio/video?' along with a five star rating. I always give it five stars, not because it was great, but because if you give it anything other than five stars it grills you to have you say exactly what was wrong with it. #darkpatterns #baddata
Richard R LeeThe #shitstorm at the #DepartmentofBogusNumbers (#ONS) is a #perfectstorm of #Incompetence, #hubris & #politicalcapture culminating in the complete lack of #DataLeadership from the top cascading down to the rank & file. #GovernmentStatistics #baddata.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/22/fears-grow-over-impact-of-ons-data-reliability-on-rachel-reeves-budget?CMP=share_btn_url
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/22/fears-grow-over-impact-of-ons-data-reliability-on-rachel-reeves-budget?CMP=share_btn_url
TiggyI used to be in a team that was responsible for the education and training questions, then in a team that published labour market data, then moved onto compendia publications.
Both the LFS and the Census were key data for much of my career.
I hadn't kept up with the post covid changes - and am very sad to see how it has gone downhill.
But not surprised it failed during a government into cost cutting but not transparency.
John Burns
Mark WhybirdInspired by some amusing #badData received today at work: Using "&" for "and" in country names.
Probably OK (but please escape it as needed):
Antigua & Barbuda
Bosnia & Herzegovina
etc...
Not OK:
&dorra
Rw&a
*land(s) - Finl&, Thial&, New Zeal&, Netherl&s, etc...
#programminghumour #programminghumor #programming #software #softwareGore
flatplanet