@zeynep Indeed. But perhaps the problem here is not "the algorithm" but just the fact they they didn't care. Should they?
@jonathanstray I don't think there is any contention that race is important. And here, they made a computation that correlated with race+
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@jonathanstray ^"any controversy that race is important". Race is important, they knew it, used "didn't use it in computation" as defense.
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@zeynep yes race is important. Do then all business decisions need to be race neutral? Or class neutral? Certainly not a business norm. -
@jonathanstray Once again, that's the next level argument. My point is pretty clear by now, I think. - Show replies
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