Tag: cognitive bias
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Reflections on noticing the mistakes made by others
We’re predisposed to ascribe the mistakes of others to negligence, laziness, or incompetence, while the mistakes we make tend to have more benign and self-serving causes. Here are some points I try to reflect on when I see other people make “mistakes”: Start by assuming that everyone is trying to do the best work they…
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Don’t blame biased algorithms for outcomes you don’t like.
“What algorithms are doing is giving you a look in the mirror. They reflect the inequalities of our society.” Sandra Wachter, in The Week in Tech: Algorithmic Bias Is Bad. Uncovering It Is Good. Cordliffe, J. (2019). The New York Times. We can start by agreeing that algorithms are biased. Unfortunately, this is where most…