This. This so hard. Data captures existing biases, so models will likely lead to more of the same outcomes. We see this already with crime statistics in the U.S

This. This so hard. Data captures existing biases, so models will likely lead to more of the same outcomes. We see this already with crime statistics in the U.S., not to mention college acceptance rates, home & auto interest rates, even job offers. We may have gone to the moon, but by and large scientists of today are just as susceptible to mistakes as prior generations that had "solid evidence" like how European ancestry correlated with higher IQ. As good as it feels to wrap ourselves in the warm fuzzy blankets of "being woke" and thinking we're somehow different, I'm going to keep remaining skeptical of the results until I know exactly how they were reached (and the black box of deep learning makes that a little tricky).