How (not) to use data. Ignoring race as a variable doesn't make the algorithm race-neutral. Probe, don't ignore. http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2016-amazon-same-day/ …
@jonathanstray They picked some zones for delivery, excluded others, based on proprietary algorithm. Excluded happened to be mostly black.
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@jonathanstray They algorithm clearly had strong correlates for race; they just did not check. Their defense: "we didn't consider race." -
@zeynep What "algorithm" though? A spreadsheet? I don't see any machine learning or even statistical models mentioned. Whats an "algorithm"? - Show replies
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