Re:Untold History of AI: Algorithmic Bias Was Born in the 1980s
by taneq on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:04AM
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> Whether an action is prejudicial is not a statistical question, but an ethical one.
I think this is kind of what we're talking about, though, isn't it? Does "prejudicial" mean "having preconceptions about a person based on a few observed characteristics"? Or does it mean "assuming things I think are unfair about a person"?
> My use of "immoral" here is to sign-post that something is missing: an ethical theory.
I think this is kind of what we're talking about, though, isn't it? Does "prejudicial" mean "having preconceptions about a person based on a few observed characteristics"? Or does it mean "assuming things I think are unfair about a person"?
> My use of "immoral" here is to sign-post that something is missing: an ethical theory.
If that was the intent then it worked for me.