Re:Algorithmic injustice: a relational ethics approach
by simulo on Friday March 12, 2021 @09:36AM
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> it's the only kind of approach that
> generalizes across different cultures.
I agree that the "rational" approache’s mobility is very interesting and powerful.
The general point from science and technology studies would be that, to move research results around and get this agreement, there needs to be a vast infrastructure that standardizes what rationality depends on – and even then, scientific replication, e.g., can be quite difficult (Collins story of the attempt to replicate building an early TEA-Laser is an interesting example).
The point specific to the paper is that determining what you assume to be bias and what you assume to be unbiased is already a political and ethical decision that can not be 'rationally' decided from within the research.
I agree that the "rational" approache’s mobility is very interesting and powerful.
The general point from science and technology studies would be that, to move research results around and get this agreement, there needs to be a vast infrastructure that standardizes what rationality depends on – and even then, scientific replication, e.g., can be quite difficult (Collins story of the attempt to replicate building an early TEA-Laser is an interesting example).
The point specific to the paper is that determining what you assume to be bias and what you assume to be unbiased is already a political and ethical decision that can not be 'rationally' decided from within the research.