The section on genetic testing hit me — it’s like moving from descriptive analytics (“what’s happening now”) to predictive analytics (“what’s likely to happen”). That’s the same leap we try to make in workforce tech.
Question: Is the space advanced enough to be thinking about putting safeguards in place to make sure predictive diagnostics don’t create harmful feedback loops, the way predictive HR tools sometimes reinforce bias just yet?
Thank you! Overdiagnosis is definitely a concern in diagnostics. We are already seeing this in places like cancer detection screening, where either a false alarm or a benign tumor trigger a lot of stress and potentially invasive and unnecessary treatments. As diagnostics become cheaper and more accessible, making sure they are accurate, unbiased, and messaged correctly (with a human in the loop) is going to be critical.
Great primer!!
The section on genetic testing hit me — it’s like moving from descriptive analytics (“what’s happening now”) to predictive analytics (“what’s likely to happen”). That’s the same leap we try to make in workforce tech.
Question: Is the space advanced enough to be thinking about putting safeguards in place to make sure predictive diagnostics don’t create harmful feedback loops, the way predictive HR tools sometimes reinforce bias just yet?
Thank you! Overdiagnosis is definitely a concern in diagnostics. We are already seeing this in places like cancer detection screening, where either a false alarm or a benign tumor trigger a lot of stress and potentially invasive and unnecessary treatments. As diagnostics become cheaper and more accessible, making sure they are accurate, unbiased, and messaged correctly (with a human in the loop) is going to be critical.