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Unless there is some identifier in the data that specifies race and the algorithm discriminates on that, it's racist. If not, then it's not racist. AM I RIGHT
by mjpuser 11y ago
Unless there is some identifier in the data that specifies race and the algorithm discriminates on that, it's racist. If not, then it's not racist. AM I RIGHT?
- logfromblammo 11y agoA sufficiently advanced algorithm could assemble a synthetic proxy for race from the other available data if race data are not already included. If you know where someone has their hair cut and styled, and where they attend their religious services, if any, you can probably guess with good confidence how they would self-report their race.
- davidgerard 11y agoIf a company is found to be interacting with a legally protected group in a discriminatory manner, it really doesn't matter if it's doing so because of an algorithm running on a bureaucracy made of humans, or an algorithm running entirely in a machine.