This CBC report focuses on where the Casper test - administered by a private company called Acuity - can accurately predict future performance as a medical professional, and therefore, whether they should be used to determine who can be admitted to medical schools in Canada. But there are deeper issues here. Should private companies be involved in this decision at all? Should be be allowed to demand you accept terms of service allowing assessments "using artificial intelligence ("AI") technologies (that) may include, but are not limited to, machine learning algorithms, natural language processing, automated decision-making systems?" Should be be allowed to demand biometric data biometric data? I don't think we've reached a social consensus (much less legislation) on all this yet. There's also the nature of the questions, which probe the applicant's sense of empathy, morality, and approach to the 'big' questions in life. Is it appropriate to conduct a values test for entrance to a school? Much less to use AI to make this sort of recommendation? Arguments can be made, but according to the CBC report, Acuity hasn't exactly been forthcoming, which doesn't speak well for their credibility. But who am I to judge credibility - I need an AI for that!
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