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I don't know if it is about racism. I think it's normal to become defensive when accused. If I say "your ML model is garbage" I am sure they will (maybe, if I
by scoutt 6y ago
I don't know if it is about racism. I think it's normal to become defensive when accused. If I say "your ML model is garbage" I am sure they will (maybe, if I am high-profile too) provide an explanation on why or why not.
- foldr 6y agoThis long twitter thread about racism isn't about racism?
- scoutt 6y agoSorry, I expressed it wrong. I wanted to say that when someone is accused of something, including of being a racist or something related to racism, it's normal to be defensive about it and take that posture. I don't think the researcher was being defensive just because it was about racism.
- genoapol 6y agoI think the key issues are primarily related to race. Many see these systems as a way to implement stop-and-frisk (quite racist outcomes) and worse across the country using AI/ML as cover. The higher error rate amongst darker skin people gives LE a new excuse to harass innocent historically disenfranchised people. I expect this tech will be widely used long before the accuracy problem that affects ~60% of the global population is fixed.