Bias Archives

Gender and Artificial Intelligence

Opinion Bias Genderposted by Ambar Kleinbort February 10, 2020

Society’s view of gender is at a critical point. The same is true for AI. So, how are these issues intersecting and what challenges are we facing in the realm of gender and artificial intelligence? 1.... Read more

How to Reduce AI Bias in Hiring

Business + Management Bias Hiringposted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC December 24, 2019

How to reduce AI bias in hiring. If this title causes you some discomfort, that’s probably a good thing. We tend to view our computer tools and algorithms as free of the destructive biases we have as humans. In reality, our algorithms often mirror the unconscious... Read more

AI Gender Bias in Credit: Apple Pay Card and Goldman Sachs

AI and Data Science News Featured Post Apple Biasposted by ODSC Team November 12, 2019

Over the past couple of years, we’ve become much more aware of the ways in which bias can negatively influence our AI algorithms, such as with AI gender bias. Despite companies’ best efforts to prevent bias in their models, however, bias is always present in our... Read more

ODSC West 2019 Keynote Rachel Thomas on Algorithmic Bias

Conferences Featured Post Bias West 2019posted by ODSC Team November 11, 2019

As algorithms are increasingly used in ways that affect daily life, the issue of algorithmic bias becomes ever more important. In her keynote address at ODSC West 2019, Rachel Thomas, co-founder of fast.ai and director of the University of San Francisco Center for Applied Data Ethics,... Read more

Diversity in Data Science: An In-Depth Look at the “Why” and “How”

Data Science for Good Featured Post Opinion Bias diversityposted by ODSC Team October 10, 2019

Ask anyone for a list of “buzzwords” and diversity is bound to show up high on the list. As a society, we’ve been discussing it for years; even the tech and data science industries come under scrutiny. In this article, we’ll dive deep into what diversity... Read more