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> Instead of relying on algorithms, which we can be accused of manipulating for our benefit, we have turned to machine learning, an ingenious way of disclaiming
by pornel 9y ago
> Instead of relying on algorithms, which we can be accused of manipulating for our benefit, we have turned to machine learning, an ingenious way of disclaiming responsibility for anything. Machine learning is like money laundering for bias. It's a clean, mathematical apparatus that gives the status quo the aura of logical inevitability. The numbers don't lie.
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- fiatpandas 9y ago>Machine learning is like money laundering for bias A potent analogy. The cycle is truly terrifying: 1. deep institutional racism compromises training data 2. data classified through that lens 3. ML insights and patterns inform institutional policy 4. goto 1