Unmasking A.I.’s Bias Problem
WHEN TAY MADE HER DEBUT in March 2016, had high hopes for the artificial intelligence–powered “social chatbot.†Like the automated, text-based chat programs that many people had already encountered on e-commerce sites .....»»
The problem with implicit bias trainings
Implicit bias trainin.....»»
Facial-recognition technology has a racial-bias problem, according to a new landmark federal study
Alex Wong/Getty Images Facial-recognition algorithms are more likely to misidentify people of color than white people, according to a federal study published on Thursday. The study found that black people and Asian peo.....»»
Facial-recognition technology has a racial bias problem, according to a new landmark federal study
Alex Wong/Getty Images Facial recognition algorithms are more.....»»
Commitment bias and the problem with going public with stock ideas
Whitney Tilson’s eail to investors discussing him wr.....»»
Business of the Year spotlight: Mary Tyler (Executive of the Year)
Mary Tyler doesn’t mind jumping in the weeds to solve a problem. The executive director of the National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton is tasked with leading an organization with a bold goal: ending discrimination and bias w.....»»
Bias in health care isn’t limited to race, religion or gender — how to protect yourself against this common medical practice
‘Ultimately, a big chunk of the problem-solving is up to the physicians and the hospitals to try to curb their biases.’.....»»
The problem with AI? Study says it's too white and male, calls for more women, minorities
Too few women and people of color in the workforce is major cause of bias in facial recognition, artificial .....»»
A.I. Bias Isn’t the Problem. Our Society Is
We’ve programmed machines to follow humanity’s ugliest instincts. On Wednesday, Sens. Ron Wyden and Cory .....»»
Starbucks is closing all stores nationwide for racial bias training — and baristas say the problem runs deeper than many customers realize (SBUX)
REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth On April 12, a Starbucks manager called the police to arrest two black men at a Philadelphia location. In response to protests, the coffee chain will hold an "implicit racial bias training" on May 2.....»»
The Lack of Women in Design and Retail Is Now At Crisis Level
The Female Leadership Crisis report is out and it alludes to a problem we need to avoid if we want to begin closing the consumer retail product failure gap and bridge a massive gender bias gap......»»
Analysis: Starbucks is boldly addressing its racial bias problem
The coffee shop chain will close 8,000-plus stores simultaneously to conduct anti-discrimination and anti-bias training for around 175,000.....»»
Investors Don"t Ask Women Founders the Same Questions as Men. Here"s Why That"s a Problem
A study of pitch competitions shows bias in Q&As that hurts female entrepreneurs' ability to raise funding......»»
Artificial intelligence has a racial bias problem. Google is funding summer camps to try to change that
Artificial intelligence has been criticized for its use as a surveillance tool and for racist algorithms built into software. Nonprofit organization AI4All wants to show people tha.....»»
Google pushes back on age-bias lawsuit, saying ‘Googleyness’ isn’t code for ‘young’
In its hiring process, Google measures a candidate’s cognitive ability, problem-solving process, role-related knowledge and enigmatically, a subjective measure called “Googleyness.†A pair of older workers are suing the company for age discrimina.....»»
Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women
Amazon.com Inc's machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women......»»
Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women
Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women......»»
Amazon scraps AI recruiting tool showing bias against women
Amazon.com's machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women. Lisa Bernhard reports......»»
Amazon scraps AI recruiting tool showing bias against women
Amazon.com's machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women. Lisa Bernhard reports......»»
The US"s blowout debt burden is one piece of a global problem, IMF warns
"Loose fiscal policy in the United States exerts upward pressure on global interest rates an.....»»
China is still struggling to fix its demand problem — and that"s bad news for the likes of Apple and Tesla
China's GDP rose by a better-than-expected 5.3% in the first quarter, but analys.....»»