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I sometimes think 'race' is nothing more than a fantastical vanity construct. Really its tribalism. Furthermore, I find it hard as well to comprehend how it holds weight in the medical industry. Race is not real science. Race is entertainment science. AI is mostly entertainment science.

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Genetic ancestry is not just a fantastical vanity construct. Genetic ancestry from different populations is real, and while it doesn't correspond exactly to our social "race" categories, it often does. We need to be careful about how we define these ancestral groupings and limit potential negative social impacts from acknowledging their differences, but we can't deny their existence.

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