When we warn the real threat of AI is how it’s used against people in the present, not the fantasies that some day computers might think for themselves, this is exactly the kind of thing we’re talking about: health insurers using AI to deny care.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/11/ai-with-90-error-rate-forces-elderly-out-of-rehab-nursing-homes-suit-claims/

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UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges

For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.

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@parismarx but they don't need AI for that. It's just something to hide behind, to pretend that denying care isn't simply their profitability model.
@Qbitzerre @parismarx You are correct, although in the case of AI normally we see not being able to explain results as a problem. But for scammy insurance companies, it is a feature.