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AI discrimination

"AI discrimination is a challenge raised by many researchers and governments and refers to the prevention of bias and injustice caused by the actions of AI systems (Bostrom & Yudkowsky, 2014; Weyerer & Langer, 2019). If the dataset used to train an algorithm does not reflect the real world accurately, the AI could learn false associations or prejudices and will carry those into its future data processing. If an AI...

AI Risk1. Discrimination & Toxicity1.1 > Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation3 - Other

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"AI discrimination is a challenge raised by many researchers and governments and refers to the prevention of bias and injustice caused by the actions of AI systems (Bostrom & Yudkowsky, 2014; Weyerer & Langer, 2019). If the dataset used to train an algorithm does not reflect the real world accurately, the AI could learn false associations or prejudices and will carry those into its future data processing. If an AI algorithm is used to compute information relevant to human decisions, such as hiring or applying for a loan or mortgage, biased data can lead to discrimination against parts of the society (Weyerer & Langer, 2019)."

Domain1. Discrimination & Toxicity
Subdomain1.1 > Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
Entity2 - AI
Intent2 - Unintentional
Timing3 - Other
CategoryAI Ethics
SubcategoryAI discrimination

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