Here's where attention to algorithm bias is ramping fast
NYC will name a Chief Algorithms Officer; lawmakers, Presidential candidates, researchers all offer plans
In the wake of startling examples of algorithm bias in healthcare and hiring, attention to algorithm bias is ramping quickly…
A Presidential candidate not named Elizabeth Warren has announced an action plan.
Prominent healthcare researchers are launching their own corrective measures.
New York City just named the country’s first Chief Algorithms Officer. See the report that prompted the unprecedented move here.
And the rhetoric is heating up…
Lawmakers are paying attention.
A sobering new discussion with Algorithms of Oppression author @safiyanoble calls current algorithm use “a mass experimentation on the public” and offers solid suggestions on next steps.
This thoughtful analysis on the role ethics must play comes from @kharijohnson.
(Update:) And in related news, a group in Congress — including a separate Presidential candidate (still not named Warren) — is swinging into action on data privacy.
Go deeper:
Here’s a good, quick explainer: How the Algorithms Running Your Life Are Biased.
Here are five essential reads: Want to know more about algorithm bias?