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POV: What the future holds for AI hiring bias regulation

  By Josh Millet July 13, 2023 Hiring has always been an inexact science. Traditionally a laborious, inefficient, and only occasionally effective enterprise, it is a quintessentially human process. That isn’t exactly a compliment. As it turns out, humans make a lot of mistakes, particularly when judging other humans. Not surprisingly, the technology sector has … Continue reading POV: What the future holds for AI hiring bias regulation

How bias in AI can damage marketing data and what you can do about it

Mitigating bias in AI is essential for marketers who want to work with the best possible data. Here’s what you need to know Constantine von Hoffman on February 22, 2023 Algorithms are at the heart of marketing and martech. They are used for data analysis, data collection, audience segmentation and much, much more. That’s because … Continue reading How bias in AI can damage marketing data and what you can do about it

Google Talks Back: Tech Giant Asks Court To Drop Suit Over Alleged Spam Bias

Google Talks Back: Tech Giant Asks Court To Drop Suit Over Alleged Spam Bias by Ray Schultz , February 8, 2023 Google has asked a federal court to toss a lawsuit filed against it by the Republican National Committee (RNC) over alleged bias in spam-filter placement.  The RNC sued last year after an academic report … Continue reading Google Talks Back: Tech Giant Asks Court To Drop Suit Over Alleged Spam Bias

How to spot human bias in the tech your company uses

By Rachel Brennan   April 14, 2022   Throughout the pandemic, technology decision-makers have quickly adopted new solutions to streamline remote and hybrid business processes. But this onboarding process shined a light on a long-standing problem: the inherent biases introduced to tech products by humans.  Although many tech solutions are powered by AI, the tech … Continue reading How to spot human bias in the tech your company uses

Lawsuit accuses Google of fostering systemic bias against Black employees

Labor agency alleges Google illegally fired two workers who tried to organize Another employee said she was let go this week over an email to colleagues. K. Holt @krisholt December 3rd, 2020 Toby Melville / reuters The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has accused Google of illegally firing two workers who took part in labor … Continue reading Lawsuit accuses Google of fostering systemic bias against Black employees

Does Personal Bias Make People Vulnerable to Misinformation on Social Media Platforms?

Bob Hutchins August 24, 2021 Bias has a well-documented effect on reasoning. Bias can affect the processing of information and lead to beliefs that are incongruent with evidence and rational consideration. Bias is therefore expected to influence an individual’s susceptibility to misinformation online. For instance, if you absolutely (the bias) believe the earth is flat … Continue reading Does Personal Bias Make People Vulnerable to Misinformation on Social Media Platforms?

Building A Search Engine Is Complicated, Especially When It Comes To Removing Bias

Building A Search Engine Is Complicated, Especially When It Comes To Removing Bias by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 20, 2020 Patrick Danial, cofounder-CTO at Terakeet, started the company in 1998 at 18 years old by building a search engine during the early days of Google’s launch. Now he almost seems thankful that it failed.  “We tried … Continue reading Building A Search Engine Is Complicated, Especially When It Comes To Removing Bias