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Posted on 2018 May 28 by polgarp · Tagged in Bias and Mathwashing
Original link: https://qz.com/1276781/algorithms-are-making-the-same-mistakes-assessing-credit-scores-that-humans-did-a-century-ago/
Interesting article detailing the rise of algorithmic credit scoring. Probably not all systems mentioned are equally bad, but the overall tendency seems to trust the machine - with little regard on the creators own biases, or how they were handled. The difficulty of explaining machine learning decisions seems to be also an issue.