Bias reproduced at scale

A model trained on a biased outcome reproduces the bias at scale and with a straight face.

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  A model trained on a biased outcome will reproduce it at scale

  A model predicts the past decisions in its training data; if those were biased, the model is a bias machine with a straight face.

  Any model used on people, credit underwriting, hiring tools, and AI governance questions in a bank.

  From Weapons of Math Destruction · Cathy O’Neil