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(Throwaway due to my employment.) Meanwhile this[0] was posted on some of the entrances to the common buildings on Microsoft's campus for some time. They seeme
by 0X3jdRielGJRHSU 7y ago
(Throwaway due to my employment.)
Meanwhile this[0] was posted on some of the entrances to the common buildings on Microsoft's campus for some time. They seemed to be training an algorithm for "fairness" by taking video of employees that were entering via certain doors. You could "opt out" by choosing another entrance though.
[0] https://imgur.com/a/qYuelxD https://imgur.com/a/qYuelxD
- metildaa 7y agoSilence is not consent, its a basic rule in the photography class I took. Microsoft seems to be going by the legal minimums, getting a dataset skewed by whoever is employed in that building (likely not terribly diverse).
- pizza 7y agoI haven't even read the book but for some reason this reminds me of the bit in Philip K Dick's Ubik where the main character dismantles his sentient door that demands to be paid before it will open. > “I’ll sue you,” the door said as the first screw fell out. > Joe Chip said, “I’ve never been sued by a door. But I guess I can live through it.”
- hanniabu 7y agoWhere does the fairness come in? Not quite understanding