There's no "merely" about it. ML algorithms are decided on historical data, and it's not surprising that historical data has historical bias. There's little "a

There's no "merely" about it. ML algorithms are decided on historical data, and it's not surprising that historical data has historical bias. There's little "amusing" about a piece of software that re-enforces prejudices, only now in a way that is supported by a technology culture which prides itself on blind faith in machines. For victims of those prejudices, it presents a real and terrifying future.