Los Angeles Times

Even computer algorithms can be biased. Scientists have different ideas of how to prevent that

Scientists say they’ve developed a framework to make computer algorithms “safer” to use without creating bias based on race, gender or other factors. The trick, they say, is to make it possible for ...
ucdavis.edu

Unravelling AI Bias to Build Fair and Trustworthy Algorithms

Professor Ian Davidson's research in the Department of Computer Science focuses on making artificial intelligence systems 'fair' and trustworthy. (Graphic by Bangon Pitipong via Getty Images) In 2017, ...
NPR

COMIC: How a computer scientist fights bias in algorithms

Joy Buolamwini is a computer scientist with a PhD in philosophy from MIT's Media Lab. She uses art and research to illuminate the social implications of artificial intelligence. She founded the ...
Quanta Magazine

Finally, a Fast Algorithm for Shortest Paths on Negative Graphs

In algorithms, as in life, negativity can be a drag. Consider the problem of finding the shortest path between two points on a graph — a network of nodes connected by links, or edges. Often, these ...
Computer Weekly

Ethical and professional data science needed to avoid further algorithm controversies

Strict ethical and professional standards should be applied to the development of algorithms with social impacts to recover public trust in the technology, according to a report by BCS, the Chartered ...