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Algorithms, data mining, racism and other miscarriages of justice Show more
Algorithms, data mining, racism and other miscarriages of justice Show more
Algorithms, data mining, racism and other miscarriages of justice Show more
While probably not broadly known outside of the fields of math and statistics, within those closely related disciplines how to produce and how to avoid producing biased results are well understood.
So whenever you see an article suggesting that an algorithm is somehow innocently being used to enforce systemic racism, realize this is bullshit.