How racial bias infected a major health-care algorithm
A design decision resulted in significant disparity in who was identified for enrollment in a care-management program.
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?
A.I. is only human
Can we keep our flaws out of artificial intelligence and its decision-making?
How making algorithms transparent can promote equity
Under the right circumstances, algorithms can be more transparent than human decision-making, and even can be used to develop a more equitable society.