Algorithmic decision making and the cost of fairness (2017)

Re:Algorithmic decision making and the cost of fairness (2017) by toomanybeersies on Thursday January 25, 2018 @12:42AM (#16229031)

I don't think anyone here on HN thinks that it implies a genetic issue, but rather an issue caused by generations of discrimination and failed attempts to stop the cycle of poverty and crime that plagues many of these communities.

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Re:Algorithmic decision making and the cost of fairness (2017) by trowawee on Thursday January 25, 2018 @01:14AM (#16229148)

I am 100% certain, based on 5 years of observation, that there is a significant portion of users on this site who absolutely believe that racial disparities are genetic and immutable.

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Re:Algorithmic decision making and the cost of fairness (2017) by rdl on Thursday January 25, 2018 @02:34AM (#16229398)

I would be amazed if most important physical, mental, or social characteristics had zero underlying biological or genetic drivers, or if they were completely driven by underlying biology. Even small underlying differences can be amplified through compounding effects over a lifetime of decisions, through culture, etc.

(The easy ones are male/female; racial differences are far less.)

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