Google still thinks I'm a man because I spend time shopping for electronics. As a result, my ads are pretty useless.https://twitter.com/noahlt/status/727192446048722945 …
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Replying to @starsandrobots
@starsandrobots this is obviously really stupid and unacceptable in 2016. Regardless of stereotypes they CAN know better.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @starsandrobots
@starsandrobots I'm pretty sure machine learning algorithms are guaranteed to reproduce stereotypes, aren't they? They're like bias machines2 replies 2 retweets 12 likes -
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@kragen even after 10 years, perhaps I shouldn't expect better from a company whose user image is a green cylinder:pic.twitter.com/eV85N5B0c5
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Replying to @starsandrobots
Or, to be fair, now remarkably similar cylinders categorized according to exterior signifiers of identity:pic.twitter.com/Xi7MKgsSMr
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Replying to @starsandrobots
@starsandrobots *maybe* the algorithms are just poor? A shared Kindle account also invalidates recommendations for my family.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jaydoscher
@jaydoscher yes, the algorithms are poor. that specific example seems like a different kind of thing however.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@jaydoscher replication of bias is a specific way that an algorithm can be poor.
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