French prosecutors probe Musk's X over alleged algorithmic bias
PARIS (Reuters) - French prosecutors said on Friday they have opened an investigation into Elon Musk's X social media platform over alleged algorithmic bias.
Delete all bias: How to reset your algorithm on Instagram
Instagram's algorithm is designed to keep you coming back for more and more, but sometimes it can take you in the wrong direction.
AI may reproduce gender, ethnicity biases in mental health tools
As the saying goes, don't be fooled by appearances. And yet, artificial intelligence seems to have fallen into that trap.
Opinion: Use of algorithms can perpetuate bias
For most of us, the word “algorithm” is fairly new to our vocabulary. But badly designed decision-making algorithms have a growing impact on our lives and can do a great deal of damage.
Twitter drops image-cropping algorithm after finding bias
Twitter said on May 19 it was scrapping an automated image-cropping system after its review found bias in the algorithm controlling the function.
Twitter launches competition to find biases in its image-cropping algorithm
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Friday it will launch a competition for computer researchers and hackers to identify biases in its image-cropping algorithm, after a group of researchers previously found the algorithm tended to exclude Black people and men.
Amid reckoning on police racism, algorithm bias in focus
A wave of protests over law enforcement abuses has highlighted concerns over artificial intelligence programs like facial recognition which critics say may reinforce racial bias.
Meta to test 'Community Notes' in US next week using X algorithm
(Reuters) -Meta will start testing "Community Notes" in the U.S. from March 18 using technology developed by Elon Musk-owned X, the Facebook parent said on Thursday, two months after scrapping its fact-checking program amid pressure from conservatives.
In Canada, an artist goes beyond algorithms, hacks AI tools for art
Canadian artist and academic hopes to demystify the novel technology topping the news of late
US renters fall foul of algorithms in search for a home
Washington D.C. bill targeting algorithmic discrimination hailed as potential model for wider crackdown on tenant-screening tools.
Opinion: Why an algorithm can never truly be ‘fair’
Algorithms mimic the data they are given. If that data reflect humanity’s sexism, racism and oppressive tendencies, those biases will be baked into the algorithm’s predictions.
Mexican female gig workers push to fix ‘sexist’ algorithms
Mexico’s women gig workers want new app algorithms to stamp out the discrimination and violence they risk on the job.
TikTok algorithm pushes violent videos to minorities, lawsuit says
TikTok faces a claim that its algorithm steers more violent videos to minority subscribers than to White users in a lawsuit blaming the platform for the death of a 14-year-old African-American girl.
U.S. organ transplant system reportedly biased against Blacks
NEW YORK, April 12 (Xinhua) -- There is widespread agreement that the U.S. organ transplant system is racially inequitable, with Blacks three times as likely as Whites to suffer end-stage renal disease but much less likely to be put on the transplant wait list or to receive a kidney, reported The Washington Post early this week.
The ‘CEO’ is a man: how Chinese artificial intelligence perpetuates gender biases
The study found searching for words like ‘CEO’ or ‘scientist’ often returns images of mostly men. Algorithms have been scrutinised across the world for their ability to reinforce cultural stereotypes.
Job interviews enter a strange new world with AI that talks back
For better or worse, the next generation of job interviews has arrived: Employers are now rolling out artificial intelligence simulating live, two-way screener calls using synthetic voices.
Delta, Kellogg join IBM pledge to fight bias in online ad targeting
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc, Kellogg Co and several big ad agencies on Monday pledged to counteract unwanted biases in the algorithms that power their online advertising.
Twitter is offering a bounty to help root out its algorithmic bias
Twitter announcement a bug bounty to find biases in its system, amid growing concerns about automated systems, which are mistakenly incorporating racial and gender bias.
Schools targeted with AI learning apps despite experts’ doubts
Apps infused with AI are being marketed to schools across the world and governments are rushing to embrace the technology, despite experts raising serious doubts.
Global exam grading algorithm under fire for suspected bias
When Colorado high school student Isabel Castaneda checked her final grades for the International Baccalaureate program in July, she was shocked.
