Why 🦀 TechPublicPolicy picked: EFF sued to get documents about WISeR, a pilot program that uses AI to authorize or deny certain types of care for patients with Medicare. “According to the documents released by the EFF, the program’s implementation was rushed, and the technology wasn’t ready,” @arstechnica.com reports.

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  This report covers the Electronic Frontier Foundation's investigation into AI implementation issues within a Medicare pilot program, directly impacting US public policy on technology and health care.

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