Topic
algorithmic bias
184 published works
Inside Privacy
ICO’s Call for Input on Bias and Discrimination in AI systems
By Lisa Peets, Marty Hansen, Sam Jungyun Choi
On June 25, 2019, as part of their continuing work on the AI Auditing Framework, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published a blog setting out their views on human…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Democratic Senators seek information about discrimination by lenders using algorithms
Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Doug Jones have sent a letter to the CFPB, Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC expressing concern that fintech and traditional lenders using algorithms in their…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“How to Argue with an Algorithm: Lessons from the COMPAS ProPublica Debate”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new article authored by Anne Washington and now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: The United States optimizes…
Autonomous Vehicles Blog
Are Autonomous Vehicles Racist?
According to a recent study, people with darker skin are more likely to be hit by autonomous vehicles than people with lighter skin. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology…
Artificial Intelligence Technology and the Law Blog
Washington State Seeks to Root Out Bias in Artificial Intelligence Systems
The harmful effects of biased algorithms have been widely reported. Indeed, some of the world’s leading tech companies have been accused of producing applications, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies,…
Technomancers LegalTech Blog
Sunday LegalTech Review 23rd December 2018
A&O opening Fuse tech lab for third round Thomas Alan reports in Legal Business that Allen & Overy (A&O) will open its technology incubator space Fuse to a third group…
Technomancers LegalTech Blog
Five tools for detecting Algorithmic Bias in AI
With the release of a cloud tool to detect algorithmic bias in AI systems as well explain automated decision making, IBM becomes the latest provider of machine based learning systems…
Artificial Intelligence Technology and the Law Blog
AI’s Problems Attract More Congressional Attention
As contentious political issues continue to distract Congress before the November midterm elections, federal legislative proposals aimed at governing artificial intelligence (AI) have largely stalled in the Senate and House. …
The Ginger (Law) Librarian
Empirical Study Shows Algorithmic Bias in Library Discovery Layers
By Jamie Baker
Discussions surrounding algorithmic bias are fairly common. We've even seen discussion of algorithmic bias in library discovery tools. Most of this discussion, though, has been theoretical. In what is purportedly the first…
Media Law Prof Blog
Carroll @erinccarroll13 on Balancing Newsworthiness and Privacy in the Age of Algorithms
Erin C. Carroll, Georgetown University Law Center, has published Making News: Balancing Newsworthiness and Privacy in the Age of Algorithms. Here is the abstract.In deciding privacy lawsuits against media defendants,…