New York will tackle unfair biases in automated city services

“Automated decision systems” are responsible for determining outcomes on a wide range of city/citizen matters. Take eligibility for bail, for example. Training data used to produce algorithms for this system may involve biases that unjustly favour one group of individuals over another. The task force would look at ways certain groups, such as the elderly, …

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