Can regulation rein in algorithmic bias?
A Q&A on managing the social impact of A.I.
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How (in)accurate is machine learning?
Evaluating the performance of machine-learning tools isn't always easily done.
Sendhil Mullainathan says AI can counter human biases
The Roman Family University Professor of Computation and Behavioral Science at Chicago Booth explains why AI’s impact on equity will ultimately be a social question, not a technological one.
Line of Inquiry: Sendhil Mullainathan on how AI can help counter human bias
As artificial intelligence is used more and more to aid—or sometimes replace—human decision-making, how worried should we be that these applications will automate bias against particular groups?
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