Most artificial intelligence bots are trained outside the continent, raising questions of bias
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		If universities see artificial intelligence as a tool students must learn to use responsibly rather than a force to be policed, academia can establish a productive relationship with the technology
		
	 
	
		
		Arguments of transparency, trust and accountability against using artificial intelligence in surgical operations apply to human beings too