Taking Advice From a Marionette

Computer software makes suggestions on what we might want to watch or buy, helps doctors make diagnoses, and judges issue sentencing, even helps vehicles on the road drive more safely. While the perception of computers is that they are making un-emotional, un-prejudiced assessments, they are based on data provided by humans, and so can hide and perpetuate bias we are unintentionally feeding them. (7/22/2018)