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  1. To truly understand this racial bias problem you have to understand that race was never part of the algorithm. Instead, makers of the system fail to take into account the markers of racial bias that are already in the data they are using. #digitalethics washingtonpost.com/health/2019/10/24/racial-bias-medical-algorithm-favors-white-patients-over-sicker-black-patients/
    1. …in reply to @axbom
      But what’s more, even after knowing the problem it’s immensely difficult to adjust anything to ”correct it”. The system will always be biased. To really understand this, please go through this interactive article by _KarenHao technologyreview.com/s/613508/ai-fairer-than-judge-criminal-risk-assessment-algorithm/