Bias

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, reviewed

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By @SimonCocking review of an interesting and thought provoking book which has been shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. Available here. Reviewed below. Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and […]

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AI-powered Siri, Cortana, Alexa and other virtual assistants have a gender bias problem- Technology News, Firstpost

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The ConversationSep 24, 2019 12:58:52 IST Suggest to Samsung’s Virtual Personal Assistant Bixby “Let’s talk dirty”, and the female voice will respond with a honeyed accent: “I don’t want to end up on Santa’s naughty list.” Ask the same question to the programme’s male voice and it replies “I’ve read that soil erosion is a

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Facebook will use journalists to curate news, opening itself to more bias allegations

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Mark Zuckerberg is a consistent guy. For years, he has worn the same gray T-shirts, idolized the same Roman emperor and repeated the same denials that Facebook Inc. has any desire to become a media company. But after a punishing few years for his company’s public image, Zuckerberg has softened that stance, green-lighting development of

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Audit Reveals No Evidence Of Anti-Conservative Bias At Facebook

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An audit conducted by an independent third party and authored by a former Republican senator concluded Tuesday that Facebook shows no evidence of bias against conservative users. The report, written by former Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and compiled by the law firm Covington & Burling, was commissioned by the social media platform in response to accusations

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Dr. Epstein, Political Bias, & Google Search Results

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I’m a little confused by claims made by Dr. Robert Epstein and his assertion, based upon a single study of 95 participants, that Google somehow intentionally biased the results shown before the 2016 U.S. presidential election. And therefore, likely impacted the election results itself. That’s a huge assertion to make. One would hope that an

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The White House Is Collecting Reports About Alleged Social Media Bias – Variety

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Doubling down on the idea that conservative views are being censored on social media, the White House launched a web form Wednesday afternoon that asks users to report any actions taken against them on platforms like Facebook and Twitter because of their political views. “Social media platforms should advance freedom of speech,” the White House

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Yet Another Study Reveals Bias in Google’s News Search

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai The evidence that verifies allegations of Google’s search bias against conservative resources continues to accumulate. Two researchers, Daniel Trielli and Nicholas Diakopoulos at the Computational Journalism Lab at Northwestern University, examined results from a large sample size they extracted from Google News in November 2017. They searched on 200 current news

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Google’s ‘Top Stories’ shows obvious left-wing bias, audit reveals

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Noting that Google’s search algorithm is “perhaps the most powerful mediator of online attention to news,” a team of university scholars conducted an audit that found just 20 news sources account for more than half of article impressions, and most lean left. The top 20 percent of sources — 136 of 678 sampled — accounted

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5 Ways to Reduce Hiring Bias Without Taking Diversity Training

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A recent article about Facebook having biased algorithms is in the news. It has prompted small businesses to take another look at hiring bias in the workplace. Small Business Trends spoke with Charlotte Blank, chief behavioral officer of Maritz. She offered a new approach involving behavioral research and company data. How to Reduce Hiring Bias

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