A UK controversy about school leavers’ marks shows algorithms can get things wrong. To ensure algorithms are as fair as possible, how they work and the trade-offs involved must be made clear.
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May 20, 2021 15:49 IST
The social network introduced a new way to display standard aspect ratio photos in both Android and iOS devices in March last year.
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The company launched an initiative in April to analyse how algorithms behave on its platform by consulting with engineers, researchers and data scientists.
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The social network introduced a new way to display standard aspect ratio photos in both Android and iOS devices in March last year.
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Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it has ditched its image-cropping algorithm as it excluded Black people from photos. The social media firm added that cropping an image is a decision best made to people.
Search engines are one of society’s primary gateways to information and people, but they are also conduits for misinformation. Similar to problematic social media algorithms, search engines learn to serve you what you and others have clicked on before. Because people are drawn to the sensational, this dance between algorithms and human nature can foster the spread of misinformation.
Search engine companies, like most online services, make money not only by selling ads, but also by tracking users and selling their data through real-time bidding on it. People are often led to misinformation by their desire for sensational and entertaining news as well as information that is either controversial or confirms their views. One study found that more popular YouTube videos about diabetes are less likely to have medically valid information than less popular videos on the subject, for instance.