Data ethics is more than just what we do with data, it's also about who's doing it
https://phys.org/news/2018-06-ethics.html
We currently have a system in which power over the judicious and ethical use of data is overwhelmingly concentrated among white men. Research shows that the unconscious biases that emerge from a person's upbringing and experiences can be baked into technology, resulting in negative consequences for minority groups.
These biases are difficult to shed, which makes workplace diversity a powerful and necessary tool for catching unsuspected bias before it has a chance to cause damage. As the impact of data-driven algorithms and decisions grows more profound, we need to ask: how is this going to change in the future?
Data ethics is more than just what we do with data, it's also about who's doing it
Jun 22, 2018, 12:15pm UTC
https://phys.org/news/2018-06-ethics.html
> We currently have a system in which power over the judicious and ethical use of data is overwhelmingly concentrated among white men. Research shows that the unconscious biases that emerge from a person's upbringing and experiences can be baked into technology, resulting in negative consequences for minority groups.
> These biases are difficult to shed, which makes workplace diversity a powerful and necessary tool for catching unsuspected bias before it has a chance to cause damage. As the impact of data-driven algorithms and decisions grows more profound, we need to ask: how is this going to change in the future?