Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Absolutely Right About Racist Algorithms

Re:Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Absolutely Right About Racist... by hnaccount141 on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @05:04PM (#18983580)

The problem is that in many cases (especially with deep learning), "the algorithm" is essentially a black box. There often isn't a straightforward way to determine exactly what the algorithm is actually learning.

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Re:Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Absolutely Right About Racist... by simion314 on Thursday January 24, 2019 @02:06AM (#18986576)

I know that too, but if I(or the community) have access to it I can prove the algorithms is flawed. Say i change a bit the input and notice a huge output, like I change my non enlgish name to an english name and by magic my score triples then I prove the algorithm is discriminating me(same if I change my birth place or address).

I don't think that opening the algorithms is a sufficient condition but I think is necessary.

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