Real-Life Examples

Before we introduce new concepts and formalize AI fairness, let’s start with some examples to get some intuition. Our reasoning will be simplified but don’t worry—we will dive deeper during the course.

Skin cancer detection

Skin cancer can be a severe condition. Many people have skin marks that, at some point in life, can evolve into dangerous ones. However, if diagnosed early, it is mostly curable. However, a dermatoscopy performed by a doctor is required, which might not be accessible to all people. There are self-diagnostic criteria (like ACBDE, as shown in the following image), but in practice, it is difficult to perform by a non-expert. An AI-based system capable of performing reliable early cancer detection could help a lot.