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I think the problem is that you're looking at "bias" as a dirty word. > If the real world is biased it can then itself be biased. And if said algorithm corrob
by fein 9y ago
I think the problem is that you're looking at "bias" as a dirty word.
> If the real world is biased it can then itself be biased.
And if said algorithm corroborates that bias, then is reality somehow "bad" as a result, or do you just not like the outcome because it "feels bad"?
There is a difference between truth and an idealized outcome that you desperately want to be true.
- saas_co_de 9y agoNone of that is relevant to what the law is.
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- CPLX 9y agoImagine a world ruled by blue people, who control all the roads. Every time a green person tries to drive a blue person will throw rocks at their car, pour oil in front of the wheels, etc. Also for historical reasons all the green people live in certain neighborhoods. Now imagine creating bureau that would review driving and accident data and attempt to answer the question "How good at driving is this person?" The idea being that we are going to try to keep the worst drivers off the road. People scream hey wait a second that's not fair at all. So you take steps to address this whole system instead and solve the real problem. You try to crack down on all the rock throwing, and not prejudge someone without knowing the circumstances. Until one day an algorithm comes along to answer the question. But wait, we thought of that, we make it so the algorithm can't take into account what color the driver is. It can only rely on other things. See the problem yet?
- mcphage 9y ago> And if said algorithm corroborates that bias, then is reality somehow "bad" as a result, or do you just not like the outcome because it "feels bad"? The algorithm won't corroborate the bias—it will include the bias, because the bias will be built into its data. It's not an independent variable.