Machine Bias
Can Computers Predict the Future? In a special report by ProPublica in May of 2016, the authors examine predictive “risk-based” criminal software used in analyzing the risk posed by criminal defendants after arrest. The findings on the performance of these algorithms was alarming…and served as a wake up call for states engaging in the self…
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The New Republic: Turns Out Algorithms Are Racist
Turns Out Algorithms Are Racist In an August 2017 report on Artificial Intelligence (AI), it is suggested that “artificial intelligence may be just as bigoted as human beings.” The report by The New Republic digs deeper into the bias of machines in everything from credit approvals to social justice and the future doesn’t look to…
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EJI: Risk Assessments Biased Against African Americans, Study Finds
Risk Assessments Biased Against African Americans, Study Finds A report from Equal Justice Initiative examined the computer algorithms in pretrial release decisions and found that “computer algorithms that rate a defendant’s risk of future crime found they falsely labeled black defendants as future criminals at nearly twice the rate of white defendants.” A study examining…
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