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5 unexpected sources of bias in artificial intelligence | TechCrunch » Dec 10, 2016 ...While both are fixable and absolutely unintentional, they demonstrate the problems that can arise when we do not attend to the bias in our data. Beyond facial recognition, there are other troubling instances with real-world implications. Learning systems used to build the rules sets applied to predict... Techcrunch.com

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg met with conservatives over the ... » May 19, 2016 ...Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg met with several leading conservatives on Wednesday to try and quell concerns that the world's largest social network is politically biased. The meeting came after tech blog Gizmodo said Facebook suppressed pro-conservative stories and forced others to artificially appear... Cnbc.com

What Happens to #Ferguson Affects Ferguson: – The Message ... » Aug 14, 2014 ...This unfolded in real time on my social media feed which was pretty soon taken over by the topic — and yes, it's a function of who I follow but I follow across the political spectrum, on purpose, and also globally. Egyptians ....http://www. nytimes.com/2016/05/19/opinion/the-real-bias-built-in-at-facebook.html. Medium.com

The Foundations of Algorithmic Bias – Approximately Correct » Nov 7, 2016 ...Similarly, the New York Times piece calls attention to bias and to the opacity of FaceBook algorithms for new curation, but doesn't elucidate the precise ..... Zeynep, The Real Bias Built in at Facebook New York Times 2016 http://www. nytimes.com/2016/05/19/opinion/the-real-bias-built-in-at-facebook.html... Approximatelycorrect.com

Why Do We Care If Facebook Is Biased? | The New Yorker » May 11, 2016 ...What's more, Facebook makes decisions all the time about which kinds of stories to privilege—just not in ways that we typically recognize as biased. An example: when Facebook recently made available a feature, Facebook Live, that lets publishers transmit real-time video clips to their followers,... Newyorker.com

Of Course Facebook Is Biased. That's How Tech Works Today ... » May 11, 2016 ...Facebook may be the latest Silicon Valley company to be accused of political bias this election cycle. ...be more comfortable identifying as platforms, seemingly neutral utilities closer to e-mail or the telephone than The New York Times, editorial judgment is built into what the biggest tech companies do. Wired.com

Yes, Facebook is biased. Now it should admit it. » May 10, 2016 ...The only way for Facebook to extricate itself from this mess is to admit that journalism isn't as simple as it thought. It's to stop treating “curators” like drones and stop treating news like a data set to be optimized. It's to build a real human curation team with a real editor in charge and an ethos and a mission... Slate.com

The Real Problem With Facebook and the News – Stratechery by ... » May 10, 2016 ...In other words, Facebook's news section operates like a traditional newsroom, reflecting the biases of its workers and the institutional imperatives of the corporation. Imposing human editorial values onto the lists of topics an algorithm spits out is by no means a bad thing—but it is in stark contrast to the... Stratechery.com

Facebook's Bias Is Built-In, and Bears Watching - The New York Times » May 12, 2016 ...The danger is nevertheless real. The biggest worry is that Facebook doesn't seem to recognize its own power, and doesn't think of itself as a news organization with a well-developed sense of institutional ethics and responsibility , or even a potential for bias. Neither does its audience, which might believe... Nytimes.com

The Real Bias Built In at Facebook - The New York Times » May 19, 2016 ...To defend itself against the charges of bias stemming from the “trending topics” revelation, Facebook said that the process was neutral, that the stories were first “ surfaced by an algorithm.” Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive, then invited the radio host Glenn Beck and other conservatives to meet with him... Nytimes.com