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Re:Physical attractiveness bias in the legal system (2017) by notahacker on Monday August 03, 2020 @08:09PM (#24045042)
> Even regional accent bias[1] can be removed by requiring unformatted text responses.

I'm not sure replacing accent bias with spelling and grammar and familiarity-with-IM-tools bias is an improvement. And we might overestimate our ability to spot lying in person, but it's a damn sight better than our ability to gauge it based on speed and coherence in typing responses...

Re:Physical attractiveness bias in the legal system (2017) by sukilot on Monday August 03, 2020 @08:34PM (#24045211)
Are you sure? Being overconfident isn't more right than not knowing.