Want Less-Biased Decisions? Use Algorithms.
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Arguments for using algorithms over human decision making, inlcuding research on level of accuracy and bias.
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Now Algorithms Are Deciding Whom To Hire, Based On Voice
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Algorithms are choosing who's the right fit to sell fast food or handle angry cable customers, by sizing up the human candidates' voices.
Hiring Algorithms Are Not Neutral
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Algorithms are, in part, our opinions embedded in code. They reflect human biases and prejudices that lead to machine learning mistakes and misinterpretations.
Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Amazon.com Inc's AMZN.O machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women.
Ethical Reflection Modules for CS 1
|| Algorithmic Bias || Module || Short (5 min or less)
Evan Peck, Associate Professor at Bucknell University's teaching modules. His lesson plan connect ethics values to code for CS 1 students, and is centred around MIT's Moral Machine.
Researchers: Nearly Half Of Accounts Tweeting About Coronavirus Are Likely Bots
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University say nearly half of all accounts tweeting about the coronavirus appear to be bot accounts.
The epic battle against coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theories
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Analysts are tracking false rumours about COVID-19 in hopes of curbing their spread.
Researchers find that red-flagging misinformation could slow the spread of fake news on social media
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A team led by researchers at NYU Tandon discover that credibility indicators flagging spurious headlines can reduce intention to share non-true news, though demographics and political affiliation influence their effectiveness.
Facebook bans 'deepfake' videos in run-up to US election
|| Misinformation || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Facebook has announced a new policy banning AI-manipulated “deepfake” videos that are likely to mislead viewers, but the policy explicitly covers only misinformation produced using AI, meaning “shallow fakes” – videos made using conventional editing tools – though frequently j