Our Algorithms are Biased

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“Ethical Markets has also explored these issues of biased algorithms  in our recent articles:

“Let’s Teach Humans …Before We Teach Machines“ and “The Future of Democracy Challenged in the Digital Age“ (at www.ethicalmarkets.com).

Hazel Henderson, Editor“

 

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Our Algorithms are Biased

By Miriam McKinney

For almost a year, our team has been working on a toolkit to help readers navigate the nuanced, complicated conversations that surround algorithms and the data that they consume. The project came about after a small workshop held in the city of San Francisco in February of 2018. The conversation around data science and transparency for laypeople brought us to the idea that a new resource was needed to bridge the gap between data scientists and non-data scientists.

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