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This is a good point, and also true for any system that may contain biases, e.g. deep learning systems.
However ... generalization is also a key part of what makes us intelligent beings, so let's not assume it's all bad.
For example, if someone is a heavy smoker then they are more likely to get lung cancer is a completely reasonable line of thinking.
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This is a good point, and also true for any system that may contain biases, e.g. deep learning systems.
However ... generalization is also a key part of what makes us intelligent beings, so let's not assume it's all bad.
For example, if someone is a heavy smoker then they are more likely to get lung cancer is a completely reasonable line of thinking.