Algorithmic Bias

By Emma Pierson, Ann R. Tisch. 2018

Artificial intelligence plays an increasingly pervasive role in society: it determines credit scores, whether an individual receives a loan, how many police officers patrol a neighborhood, and much more. A central component of an artificial intelligence system is the algorithm, a step-bystep procedure that enables a computer to perform calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning tasks. Today, most applications of artificial intelligence are based on deep learning algorithms, with which computers can find and amplify patterns from vast amounts of data and produce predictions that inform future algorithmic decisions.

Subfields: AI Ethics, Fairness & Society