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I'm not sure why you've been downvoted for this. Although I'm inclined to agree with their starting position it's hard to deny that quality investigative journa
by SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
I'm not sure why you've been downvoted for this. Although I'm inclined to agree with their starting position it's hard to deny that quality investigative journalism shouldn't be about proving a preexisting hypothesis.
- chris_mc 8y agoIf you read the article, they already proved that Facebook was selling illegal housing ads that were biased racially and they proved that a common parole software was also biased racially. I think it stands to reason there are plenty of other inadvertent, or otherwise, issues out there.
- thedailymail 8y agoThe book "Weapons of Math Destruction" by Cathy O'Neill has plenty of other examples of how profiling algorithms often end up disadvantaging the disadvantaged.