Dr Sam Rickman: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Lead author of the report and researcher in LSE's Care Policy and Evaluation Centre
- Quoted on
- Women's health & gynaecology
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
“We know these models are being used very widely and what's concerning is that we found very meaningful differences between measures of bias in different models. Google's model, in particular, downplays women's physical and mental health needs in comparison to men's. And because the amount of care you get is determined on the basis of perceived need, this could result in women receiving less care if biased models are used in practice.”
What Dr Sam Rickman has said
“If social workers are relying on biased AI-generated summaries that systematically downplay women's health needs, they may assess otherwise identical cases differently based on gender rather than actual need. Since access to social care is determined by perceived need, this could result in unequal care provision for women.”
researcher in Care Policy & Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at LSE · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · AI tools risk downplaying women’s health needs in social care ↗
Where Dr Sam Rickman has been quoted
- AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study findstheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
- AI tools risk downplaying women’s health needs in social carelse.ac.uk · 29 Sept 2026
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