Sex and Gender Bias in Technology and Artificial Intelligence: Biomedicine and Healthcare Applications

Authored by Davide Cirillo, this book delves into the integration of sex and gender as critical factors in innovative technologies, specifically focusing on artificial intelligence, digital medicine, natural language processing, and robotics for biomedicine and healthcare applications. By systematically reviewing existing scientific literature, a multidisciplinary group of international experts analyze diverse aspects of the complex relationship between sex and gender, health, and technology, providing a perspective overview of the pressing need of an ethically-informed science.

The reader is guided through the latest implementations and insights in technological areas of accelerated growth, putting forward the neglected and overlooked aspects of sex and gender in biomedical research and healthcare solutions that leverage artificial intelligence, biosensors, and personalized medicine approaches to predict and prevent disease outcomes. The reader comes away with a critical understanding of this fundamental issue for the sake of better future technologies and more effective clinical approaches.

This comprehensive title addresses the topic of sex and gender biases and artificial intelligence applications to biomedical research and healthcare. Co-published by the Women’s Brain Project, a leading non-profit organization in this area, it guides the reader through important topics like the Generation of Clinical Data, Clinical Trials, Big Data Analytics, Digital Biomarkers, Natural Language Processing.

Published by Elsevier Science on May 21, 2022, this book is available in English and is a must-read for those interested in the intersection of technology, gender, and healthcare.