Re:Scientists Identify Gene Pattern That Makes Some Animals ...
by King-Aaron on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @01:13AM
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> people control the genes they are looking for. Algorithms just find people according to given parameters, they are not racist.
Uuuh, while your algorithm isn't racist, if a person is using an algorithm to be racist, then it could be concluded that what is happening is... racism.
Re:Scientists Identify Gene Pattern That Makes Some Animals ...
by bdamm on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @01:29AM
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Computers generally cannot solve for the user’s bad intentions. Of course companies do try, and that’s either a value add or a regulatory requirement. Stamping out racism by making it impossible to carry out racist ideas seems like a losing strategy.
Re:Scientists Identify Gene Pattern That Makes Some Animals ...
by Zobat on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @07:22AM
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Algorithms are not racist but they might very well be biased, intentionally or not. As a programmer I make assumptions every time I write code and I rarely have 100% insight into the full implications of that code.
Sometimes I generate machine learning (ML) solutions and then this holds more true than ever. All the best (least biased) matchmaking solutions will be ML, as well as all the worst (most biased).
Also, matching for the best DNA/RNA/gene expression match, wouldn't that just separate us into different species of humans?
Re:Scientists Identify Gene Pattern That Makes Some Animals ...
by crypto-jeronimo on Thursday January 10, 2019 @09:05AM
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> Uuuh, while your algorithm isn't racist, if a person is using an algorithm to be racist, then it could be concluded that what is happening is... racism.
This is an extremely weak "argument".
Practically, anything can be used as a murder weapon by a murderer. Then "what is happening is ..." murder.
Second, there’s nothing racist about preferring people in your own ethnic group. Most people find their own race most attractive for a partner, and there’s reason to believe that will still be the case in a post-racism world. Yes there will be mixed couples, but people who want a mate from their own race aren’t racist.