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[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Creatinin in urine was used as a measure of kidney function for literal decades despite African Americans having lower levels despite worse kidneys by other factors. Creatinine level is/was a primary determinant of transplant eligibility. Only a few years ago some hospitals have started to use inulin which is a more race and gender neutral measurement of kidney function.

No algorithm matters if the input isn't comprehensive enough and cost effective biological testing is not.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well yes. Garbage in garbage out of course.

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's my point, this is real world data, its all garbage, and no amount of LLM rehashing fixes that.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago

Sure. The goal is more perfect here, not perfect.