A People’s Guide to Finding Algorithmic Bias

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Defining Algorithmic Bias

Algorithms are not value-neutral

Algorithms that touch our lives are imbued with the values of their programmers, organizations, institutions, culture, and history. As such, they all take on various biases in society.

Algorithmic Bias is a Real World Bias

How do biases get built into algorithms?

There are opportunities for society's prejudices against marginalized communities to be incorporated into algorithmic systems at virtually every development stage. Bias is present because each step requires human judgment.

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Defining Algorithmic Bias

What is a Machine Learning Algorithm?

Defining Algorithmic Bias

Reading 1 • Think of a Machine Learning algorithm like a recipe, where the ingredients are data, and the dish is a model that can make predictions or inferences about the future.

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Defining Algorithmic Bias

What is Algorithmic Bias?

Defining Algorithmic Bias

Reading 2 • Any algorithms that perpetuate the status quo and do not improve social equity for people of color, women, the poor and working class, those with disabilities, and other marginalized groups are biased.

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Defining Algorithmic Bias