hospitals

Hospitals adopt error-prone AI transcription tools despite warnings

by Benj Edwards
October 28, 2024
I.T. Today
2 min read

In one case from the study cited by AP, when a speaker described “two other girls and one lady,” Whisper added fictional text specifying that they “were Black.” In another, the audio said, “He, the…

London hospitals declare emergency following ransomware attack

by Dan Goodin
June 4, 2024
I.T. Today
3 min read

A ransomware attack that crippled a London-based medical testing and diagnostics provider has led several major hospitals in the city to declare a critical incident emergency and cancel non-emergency surgeries and pathology appointments, it was…