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Re:Major AI conference is moving to Africa in 2020 due to vi... by nisuni on Saturday November 24, 2018 @05:57PM (#18524389)
Two candidates for a position in the academia are not evaluated in terms of historical bias, they are evaluated looking at their CV, track record, publications, etc...

That’s meritocracy. And there’s no place for this “historical biases” in the decision making process in the academia. At least not in science.

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Re:Major AI conference is moving to Africa in 2020 due to vi... by truculent on Sunday November 25, 2018 @05:57AM (#18526378)
Biases exist for more reasons than biased interviewers. Within certain structures, well-meaning people doing their jobs will inadvertently propagate injustices and biases. There is evidence for this. This isn't hard.
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