Algorithmic Bias
Flawed AI Makes Robots Racist, Sexist
New work led by several universities, including Johns Hopkins, shows that neural networks built from biased Internet data teach robots to enact toxic stereotypes
Facebook Algorithm Shows Gender Bias in Job Ads, Study Finds
Researchers found the platform’s algorithms promoted roles to certain users; company pledges to continue work in removing bias from recommendations
Fired by Bot at Amazon: ‘It’s You Against the Machine’
Contract drivers say algorithms terminate them by email—even when they have done nothing wrong.
Student proves Twitter algorithm ‘bias’ toward lighter, slimmer, younger faces
Company pays $3,500 to Bogdan Kulynych who demonstrated flaw in image cropping software
Facebook Algorithm Shows Gender Bias in Job Ads, Study Finds
Researchers found the platform’s algorithms promoted roles to certain users; company pledges to continue work in removing bias from recommendations
A comparative study of fairness-enhancing interventions in machine learning
This paper seeks to study how computerized decision-making techniques compare to one another, and what accounts for the differences.
Machine Bias
There’s software used across the country to predict future criminals. And it’s biased against blacks.