Business Wire

Mindtech’s Synthetic Data Platform Introduces Monk Skin Tone Scale to Reduce Bias in AI Applications

** Mindtech updates its Chameleon platform to include selection by Monk Skin Tone Scale for easier quantification of datasets across industry data sources ** The MST Scale, was developed by Harvard ...
STAT

Before making unbiased pulse oximeters, researchers need a better way to measure skin tone

There’s a growing consensus among physicians and government regulators that pulse oximeters measure oxygen levels less accurately in patients with darker skin and need to be fixed. There’s another ...
The Verge

AI bias tests gloss over a crucial aspect of skin color, Sony research claims

In a new paper, Sony AI ethics researchers call for AI algorithms to be measured against a diverse range of skin hues, in addition to skin tones. In a new paper, Sony AI ethics researchers call for AI ...
Reuters

FDA seeks to boost accuracy of blood-oxygen monitors across skin tones

Jan 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator on Monday proposed new guidelines for widely-used blood oxygen monitoring devices to improve their performance across skin tones amid growing evidence that ...
CNN

FDA panel recommends more diversity in pulse oximeter trials

The longstanding problem of pulse oximeters providing less-accurate readings for people with dark skin tones got another look Friday from a panel of experts for the US Food and Drug Administration.
TCTMD

FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Improving Skin Tone Disparities of Pulse Oximeters

Fingertip pulse oximeters are getting a rethink from the US Food and Drug Administration. In a draft guidance document issued on January 6, the agency outlined the steps it is taking to improve the ...