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Good question. First of all, people control the genes they are looking for. Algorithms just find people according to given parameters, they are not racist. Sec

Good question. First of all, people control the genes they are looking for. Algorithms just find people according to given parameters, they are not racist. Second, there’s nothing racist about preferring people in your own ethnic group. Most people find their own race most attractive for a partner, and there’s reason to believe that will still be the case in a post-racism world. Yes there will be mixed couples, but people who want a mate from their own race aren’t racist.

King-Aaron 8y ago
> people control the genes they are looking for. Algorithms just find people according to given parameters, they are not racist. Uuuh, while your algorithm isn't racist, if a person is using an algorithm to be racist, then it could be concluded that what is happening is... racism.
- bdamm 8y ago
  Computers generally cannot solve for the user’s bad intentions. Of course companies do try, and that’s either a value add or a regulatory requirement. Stamping out racism by making it impossible to carry out racist ideas seems like a losing strategy.
  - Zobat 8y ago
    Algorithms are not racist but they might very well be biased, intentionally or not. As a programmer I make assumptions every time I write code and I rarely have 100% insight into the full implications of that code. Sometimes I generate machine learning (ML) solutions and then this holds more true than ever. All the best (least biased) matchmaking solutions will be ML, as well as all the worst (most biased). Also, matching for the best DNA/RNA/gene expression match, wouldn't that just separate us into different species of humans?
- crypto-jeronimo 8y ago
  > Uuuh, while your algorithm isn't racist, if a person is using an algorithm to be racist, then it could be concluded that what is happening is... racism. This is an extremely weak "argument". Practically, anything can be used as a murder weapon by a murderer. Then "what is happening is ..." murder.

King-Aaron 8y ago

> people control the genes they are looking for. Algorithms just find people according to given parameters, they are not racist. Uuuh, while your algorithm isn't racist, if a person is using an algorithm to be racist, then it could be concluded that what is happening is... racism.

bdamm 8y ago
Computers generally cannot solve for the user’s bad intentions. Of course companies do try, and that’s either a value add or a regulatory requirement. Stamping out racism by making it impossible to carry out racist ideas seems like a losing strategy.
- Zobat 8y ago
  Algorithms are not racist but they might very well be biased, intentionally or not. As a programmer I make assumptions every time I write code and I rarely have 100% insight into the full implications of that code. Sometimes I generate machine learning (ML) solutions and then this holds more true than ever. All the best (least biased) matchmaking solutions will be ML, as well as all the worst (most biased). Also, matching for the best DNA/RNA/gene expression match, wouldn't that just separate us into different species of humans?
crypto-jeronimo 8y ago
> Uuuh, while your algorithm isn't racist, if a person is using an algorithm to be racist, then it could be concluded that what is happening is... racism. This is an extremely weak "argument". Practically, anything can be used as a murder weapon by a murderer. Then "what is happening is ..." murder.