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Humanist Archives: May 29, 2023, 5:45 a.m. Humanist 37.53 - studies of algorithmic prejudice

				
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        Date: 2023-05-28 20:38:34+00:00
        From: Karadkar, Unmil (unmil.karadkar@uni-graz.at) <unmil.karadkar@uni-graz.at>
        Subject: RE: [Humanist] 37.52: studies of algorithmic prejudice?

Hi Willard,

In the context of Web search engine biases, Safiya Noble's "Algorithms of
Oppression comes to mind.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithms_of_Oppression

best,
-unmil.

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              Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 37, No. 52.
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        Date: 2023-05-28 05:39:21+00:00
        From: Willard McCarty <willard.mccarty@mccarty.org.uk>
        Subject: algorithmic prejudice

A recommendation or two, if you would: for a reliable study of preferences built
into algorithms, with emphasis on those we regard as socially problematic, even
dangerous, unjust, wrong.

Many thanks.

Yours,
WM
--
Willard McCarty,
Professor emeritus, King's College London; Editor, Interdisciplinary Science
Reviews;  Humanist www.mccarty.org.uk



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