Recruiters are now routinely using AI to automate the screening of CVs and interview videos. But human bias already exists in the AI data – and it can even be heightened by the algorithm.
Bias isn’t the only human imperfection turning up in AI.
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It can be easy to mistake feelings like fear and anger as hate. When biases are acted out in harmful ways, however, speaking up can help stop hate from getting worse.
Algorithms could serve as mirrors for you to check your biases.
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People are better able to see and correct biases in algorithms’ decisions than in their own decisions, even when algorithms are trained on their decisions.
What you expect can influence what you think you see.
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Like all people, the way scientists see the world is shaped by biases and expectations, which can affect how they record and report. Rigorous research methods can minimize this effect.
Prejudice and stereotyping can negatively affect patient-provider communication.
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AI has the potential to diminish the human experience in several ways. One particularly concerning threat is to the ability to make thoughtful decisions.
Once their research comes out, who will be quoted in the news coverage?
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This bias in science journalism seems not to be due only to pragmatic concerns about time zones or the language spoken in the country where the scientist is based.
There is a growing need to address diversity in the datasets used to train artificial intelligence.
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The use of large language models like ChatGPT is growing globally. These technologies are trained on datasets that recreate biases — as their use increases, their datasets must become more diverse.
The order in which you view faces may affect which way you swipe.
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Something to bear in mind if you find yourself swiping through profiles on a dating app later today.
Witness for the Prosecution was a 1957 film about a supposedly conscientious woman testifying against her husband.
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Recent research suggests jurors are less likely to be lenient on attractive defendants than previously thought.
Cognitive bias is alleged to have contributed to the downing of the Iran Air Flight 655 by the US navy, which killed 290 people in July 1988.
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It has long been thought one couldn’t bend one’s intuition. Recent research reveals it is in fact possible to reduce bias through training.
Daily Wire co-CEO Caleb Robinson, co-CEO Jeremy Boreing and editor emeritus Ben Shapiro attend the red carpet premiere of ‘Lady Ballers’ on Nov. 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Through action films, dramas and kids’ cartoons, right-wing activists are working to build their own alternative entertainment universe insulated from Hollywood’s purported liberal biases.
A California teacher takes part in a demonstration in September 2023 to support the rights of transgender people.
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Personal bias, upbringing and even popular dramas can influence the way we evaluate political leadership. As election day nears, how might we make more balanced judgments?
The subtler, more insidious forms of discrimination that women face at work often go unnoticed.
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While women in poverty are more likely to experience sexual harassment and domestic abuse than higher-income women, people assume it is less distressing for them.