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Biased algorithms/models are particularly dangerous because they tend to provide a veneer of objectivity (plausible deniability if you want to put a more cynica
by zerocrates 6y ago
Biased algorithms/models are particularly dangerous because they tend to provide a veneer of objectivity (plausible deniability if you want to put a more cynical lens on it) that could frustrate attempts to hold users accountable.
- dkn775 6y agoAgreed. A huge problem I haven't been able to think of is the (already happening in masse) practice of targeting black people because the data says so. However over time police Dept invests data capture resources in "bad areas" - which may have a lot of black residents. I wonder how to separate the defense that some black areas are obviously bad and why would a dept put surveillance resources in a good neighborhood? I personally feel it's wrong but that's one thing I've always got hung up on in building a critique.