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> So Facebook's ad algorithm's are going to target younger people because it's more cost effective Because there is a technical explanation doesn't means that
by kartan 8y ago
> So Facebook's ad algorithm's are going to target younger people because it's more cost effective
Because there is a technical explanation doesn't means that it is not discrimination. Actually discrimination had a lot to do about getting an individual differently because he/she is part of a group. We didn't baked a law, the machine did. It is not a good defense in a trial, or at least I hope it is not.
A good read on this topic http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/qa-should-artificial-intelligence-be-legally-required-explain-itself http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/qa-should-artificial-...
- cm2012 8y agoDiscriminating based on interest in job postings is very different than discriminating based on type of applicant. If you post a job ad in a job center, it's going to be seen by way more young people and older people won't get as much of a chance to see it. Same if you post job ads in colleges. Both of those common practices are more discriminatory than what FB's algorithm is doing here.