Monica Magalhaes
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Bioethicist interested in health technologies, rare diseases, research ethics, priorities | 🇧🇷 in 🇺🇸
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I can *sort of* see what this BBC piece on women’s reluctance to use AI might have been trying to do, but the framing ended up being incredibly offensive.
The real story is “why are women better at having a healthy degree of skepticism about novel technologies with extreme ethical problems.”
The real story is “why are women better at having a healthy degree of skepticism about novel technologies with extreme ethical problems.”
“What are the reasons for this apparent AI gender gap, and should it be a concern?”
Your interview subject clearly answered this question by stating, correctly, that she thinks ChatGPT is untrustworthy/ ethically fraught, you dingleberries
But no, she’s implicitly dismissed as a hysterical lady
Your interview subject clearly answered this question by stating, correctly, that she thinks ChatGPT is untrustworthy/ ethically fraught, you dingleberries
But no, she’s implicitly dismissed as a hysterical lady
November 2, 2023 at 2:05 PM
I can *sort of* see what this BBC piece on women’s reluctance to use AI might have been trying to do, but the framing ended up being incredibly offensive.
The real story is “why are women better at having a healthy degree of skepticism about novel technologies with extreme ethical problems.”
The real story is “why are women better at having a healthy degree of skepticism about novel technologies with extreme ethical problems.”
Reposted by Monica Magalhaes
“Why do these foolish ladies care more about being correct than simply looking confidently correct?” Could explain so much about the way gender gaps happen in so many industries tbh.
November 2, 2023 at 2:35 PM
“Why do these foolish ladies care more about being correct than simply looking confidently correct?” Could explain so much about the way gender gaps happen in so many industries tbh.
Clicked for a take on higher education and found a pretty apt description of, like, much of adult life 😬 💀
Higher education currently seems to be an immense web of people demanding things from others in the web who don’t have the time, resources, or capacity to deliver and are making their own demands.
November 2, 2023 at 6:54 PM
Clicked for a take on higher education and found a pretty apt description of, like, much of adult life 😬 💀
Meanwhile, in the ex-place...
October 31, 2023 at 9:00 PM
Meanwhile, in the ex-place...
Highly recommend this piece: it's a compelling story, and points to scientific and ethical dilemmas raised by the growing trend of the ultra-rich directing resources to research. And I got my 2 cents in...
For decades, Lululemon founder Chip Wilson has been facing a form of muscular dystrophy. Now the notoriously unfiltered billionaire is spending $100 million to cure it
Lululemon’s Founder Is Racing to Cure the Rare Disease Destroying His Muscles
For decades, Chip Wilson has been facing a form of muscular dystrophy. Now the notoriously unfiltered billionaire is spending $100 million to cure it.
www.bloomberg.com
October 26, 2023 at 9:48 PM
Highly recommend this piece: it's a compelling story, and points to scientific and ethical dilemmas raised by the growing trend of the ultra-rich directing resources to research. And I got my 2 cents in...
Yes, complexity and administrative burden need to part of every conversation on access to care.
The "maybe" just got me 🫠
The "maybe" just got me 🫠
We have hotly debated for decades how to increase health coverage, control costs, and improve quality.
As Drew Altman and I write, maybe it’s also time to address the frustrating complexity of our health insurance system.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
As Drew Altman and I write, maybe it’s also time to address the frustrating complexity of our health insurance system.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Complexity in the US Health Care System Is the Enemy of Access and Affordability
Explore the latest in national and global health policy, including health care pricing, delivery, access, quality, safety, equity, and reform.
jamanetwork.com
October 26, 2023 at 3:38 PM
Yes, complexity and administrative burden need to part of every conversation on access to care.
The "maybe" just got me 🫠
The "maybe" just got me 🫠