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I unintentionally created a biased AI algorithm 25 years ago – tech companies are still making the same mistake

  • Written by John MacCormick, Professor of Computer Science, Dickinson College
I unintentionally created a biased AI algorithm 25 years ago – tech companies are still making the same mistakeFacial recognition software misidentifies Black women more than other people.JLco - Ana Suanes/iStock via Getty Images

In 1998, I unintentionally created a racially biased artificial intelligence algorithm. There are lessons in that story that resonate even more strongly today.

The dangers of bias and errors in AI algorithms are now well known....

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