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Sloan Kettering Pivots Away From Highlighting Artificial Intelligence In Fundraising Campaign Following Controversy
The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has come under fire for its exclusive deal with an artificial intelligence company that board members had a financial stake in.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has abruptly changed the focus of an annual fund-raising campaign amid a widening crisis that has already led to the resignation of its chief medical officer and a sweeping re-examination of its policies. The campaign, initially titled 鈥淗arnessing Big Data,鈥 was to have focused on the cancer center鈥檚 research into the use of artificial intelligence in cancer treatment, according to a brochure on Memorial Sloan Kettering鈥檚 website. (Thomas and Ornstein, 9/25)
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