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>I think mentioning race makes the topic unnecessarily politicized. How does mentioning race make the topic unnecessarily politicized? Is there really a stron
by jsprogrammer 11y ago
>I think mentioning race makes the topic unnecessarily politicized.
How does mentioning race make the topic unnecessarily politicized?
Is there really a strong contingent that believes algorithms that discriminate against people based on their race should be implemented and deployed?
Automated discrimination is pretty frightening and we should avoid implementing such systems. Further, we should be aware it can occur and should do what we can do detect and fix any occurrences.
- seanflyon 11y agoThere is a strong contingent that believes that the risk of you defaulting on a loan should be taken into account in the terms of the loan. There is also the ugly fact that the risk of you defaulting is correlated with race.
- erikpukinskis 11y agoWhy is that an ugly fact? Of course it's harder to keep up with payments depending on your race. It says nothing about any particular races, it's just a side effect of institutionalize do racism. There are decades of data showing discrimination in almost every aspect of financial life. It would be a miracle if that didn't affect default rates.
- seanflyon 11y agoWhy would the damages caused by institutionalized racism be anything but ugly?