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Isn't the entire point of an AI tool 'discrimination'?
by golemotron 4y ago
Isn't the entire point of an AI tool 'discrimination'?
- theptip 4y agoLike many words in the English language, “discrimination” has multiple meanings. From Webster: 1. The act of discriminating. 2. The ability or power to see or make fine distinctions; discernment. 3. Treatment or consideration based on class or category, such as race or gender, rather than individual merit; partiality or prejudice. You are talking about 2. The article is talking about 3. 3. is illegal in hiring. 2. is not.
- golemotron 4y agoIf you make a decision based on 2, you are doing 3. It's just that simple. 2 creates categories implicitly.
- theptip 4y agoThat is not how the courts interpret it.
- golemotron 4y agoIf the ultimate standard is disparate impact, that's where it goes.
- pipingdog 4y agoML is a technique for discovering and amplifying bias. Applying ML to hiring shows a profound lack of awareness of both ML and HR. Especially using previous hiring decisions as a training set. Like using a chainsaw to fasten trees to the ground.