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CAN WE STOP A.I. FROM LEARNING HARMFUL BIASES?

COMPUTERS CAN ONLY FOLLOW THEIR PROGRAMMING. So, it may seem like they can’t treat people unfairly based on gender, race, age, disability, or other factors. Unfortunately, bias sneaks into technology all the time. How does it get there? And what can we do about it?

Many artificial intelligence (AI)

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