Racial bias in technology

In a world driven by innovation, it is crucial to ensure that technology serves everyone equally. Sadly, this is not always the case and is evidenced by the so-called “racial bias”, which has seen sensor technologies impacting individuals with darker skin tones.

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The article discusses near-infrared sensors, designed to simplify our lives, inadvertently showcasing a bias in everyday devices like hand dryers. However, the issue now seems to be appearing in medical devices, such as pulse oximeters, which have drawn attention due to concerns that they dangerously under perform for of us with darker skin tones.

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Historically different skin tones has been one of the leading factors for poor measurement accuracy and measurement reliability in non-invasive glucose monitoring; especially for those technologies utilising spectroscopic methods.

NIQS aims to bridge this divide by developing a truly non-invasive glucose sensor that does not rely on these outdated and inadequate sensing techniques, and will be accessible for all. As part of an ongoing Innovate UK project, our team has developed a first-iteration handheld-sized device which demonstrated very promising results in our first round of testing.

Watch this space!

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