Using AI to analyze MRI brain scans of thousands of children, researchers could predict a participant’s sex or gender based on how brain regions interacted with one another.
As long as it isn’t a requirement for legal or medical procedures and is only used as a diagnostic tool to better understand oneself, it shouldn’t be too problematic, I think. If it’s used to diagnose someone without their consent is a different story, and I would hate to see medical science advancements used to perpetuate abuse rather than improve our lives.
Or insurance requirement for trans people accessing healthcare.
I’m hoping private healthcare and health insurance will be a thing of the past by the time your concerns become a reality, but that’s an extremely valid concern nonetheless.
As long as it isn’t a requirement for legal or medical procedures and is only used as a diagnostic tool to better understand oneself, it shouldn’t be too problematic, I think. If it’s used to diagnose someone without their consent is a different story, and I would hate to see medical science advancements used to perpetuate abuse rather than improve our lives.
I’m hoping private healthcare and health insurance will be a thing of the past by the time your concerns become a reality, but that’s an extremely valid concern nonetheless.