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> Stereotypes exist because they model people pretty well. That isn't true for any stringent definition of well. Plus you don't have to be a "did you assume my
by knolax 6y ago
> Stereotypes exist because they model people pretty well.
That isn't true for any stringent definition of well. Plus you don't have to be a "did you assume my gender" person to be peeved that someone's poorly trained ML system is making false assumptions about you and then labeling you with those assumptions. Even if it were an "are you an innie or outie" field it would feel intrusive to have an automated system guess and label you off of "stereotypes".
- perl4ever 6y ago"someone's poorly trained ML system is making false assumptions about you and then labeling you with those assumptions" That IS the internet these days... While some ads could be targeted at anybody, I've recently seen ads that presume I'm - Jewish - Muslim - a woman - a millionaire - Black - have HIV - am schizophrenic - am diabetic - am bipolar - am a musician ...none of which are things I have reported about myself or verifiable facts. I am a lot more annoyed by people who say "stereotypes exist because they model people pretty well" than by the AI systems going haywire.