Biased Algorithms News Today

Our data is polluted by a set of myths from the age of "enlightenment", including biases that lead to discrimination based on gender and sexual identity.

Health systems must balance advanced technology and patient privacy, data security, and ethical considerations when undergoing digital transformation.

Navigating diversity, fairness, accountability, and transparency in AI development.

Apollo 11, the JPEG, and yes, even the Roomba.

You may not have heard of Intel's Israel Development Center, but it's at the center of efforts to reshape Intel's corporate culture.

By:  Sara Wachter-Boettcher studies, writes and talks about technology design. "To The Best Of Our Knowledge" producer Shannon Henry Kleiber talked with her about why digital products are designed the way they are and how those choices are made. Wachter-Boettcher warns failing to account for the unintended ways technology shapes our lives can cause us pain that might be avoided if we think about how we design digital platforms and apps differently. This transcript has been edited for clarity a...

FTC’s racial equity priority can be broken down into two sub issues: investigating biased algorithms that target vulnerable communities and identifying law violations in the development of facial recognition technologies and mobile apps’ use of location data that can exacerbate racial disparities.