@scarmine34 @hbdchick This is a great review of #stereotype accuracy research: http://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/Jussim-et-al-unbearable-accuracy-of-stereotypes.pdf …
It's been known for decades that algorithms are equally good or better at making decisions than humans. http://www.psych.umn.edu/faculty/grove/096clinicalversusmechanicalprediction.pdf …
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@KirkegaardEmil@futurepundit That's probably too strong of a claim :-) Lots of instances of algorithms doing worse. ... -
@KirkegaardEmil@futurepundit ... But they do do better in some specific domains. -
@KirkegaardEmil@futurepundit …Which is maybe what you meant :-) Given that it is difficult to be precise within the limitations of a tweet. -
@reiver@futurepundit I was referring to the cases discussed in the paper, i.e. various types of decisions (e.g. parole), not all decisions.
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@MikeAnissimov@KirkegaardEmil so do folks in financial markets
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