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I think the real problem here is that Google, for all of its algorithmic might, is somehow powerless to create algorithms that don't have this problem in the fi
by EpicBlackCrayon 9y ago
I think the real problem here is that Google, for all of its algorithmic might, is somehow powerless to create algorithms that don't have this problem in the first place. It signals to me that there aren't people thinking about this kind of stuff, both down in the trenches and in the upper echelons. Maybe it's as the author contends, a bigger issue with ethics in tech in general.
- pishpash 9y agoThey're not powerless. They just didn't bother.
- Retric 9y agoThey can't change math because people don't like the results. They can stop relying on algorithms because the underlying data reflects social bias, or use them and reflect society. But, they are always going to upset some group some of the time because social norms are not consistent across society. IMO, attacking Google on this is pointless, deal with the actual problem.
- pishpash 9y agoNever asked to change math or stop relying on algorithms. If you think those are the only solutions you're not thinking hard enough. Google is part of the problem, dealing with the problem involves Google solving its part of the problem.
- ucaetano 9y ago> If you think those are the only solutions you're not thinking hard enough. Yeah, great contribution right there! If we haven't cured cancer is because we aren't thinking hard enough!