How Algorithms Can Amplify Bias
An algorithm can amplify bias — what the studies show, and what they do not show.
The Research
O'Neil (2016, Weapons of Math Destruction) documents how models trained on existing practices reproduce their discriminatory patterns.
The Limitation
A book for a general audience, with documented but non-experimental cases.
The Nuance
A CV screening tool trained on past hiring decisions reproduces past choices. (our executive and employee training programmes)
Practical Implication, Verifiable in Bern
Ask the provider of any HR tool for the training data and the bias tests conducted. To go further: explore the AI on the Job training in Bern in the canton of Bern, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.
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