The Computer Says No
untitled 2017-09-27
Summary:
Subtitle
The Bad News About Online Discrimination in Algorithmic Systems
Teaser
Join us at the University of Michigan for a discussion with Solon Barocas, J. Nathan Matias, H. V. Jagadish, and Christian Sandvig on the potential for discrimination and digital redlining posed by the development of purportedly neutral algorithms.
Event Date
Thursday, September 28, 2017 4:00-5:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time (UTC/GMT -4 hours)
1430 Institute for Social Research (map/directions) University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI USA
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A public roundtable discussion. Online streaming video available with live questions taken from Twitter (#algoaudit) and the BKC Live Question Tool.
Panelists:
- Solon Barocas, Cornell University
- J. Nathan Matias, Princeton University
- H. V. Jagadish, University of Michigan
- Christian Sandvig, University of Michigan
…[Personalization] leaves room for subtle and not-so-subtle forms of discrimination in pricing, services, and opportunities….[A]lgorithmic decisions raise the specter of ‘redlining’ in the digital economy–the potential to discriminate against the most vulnerable classes of our society under the guise of neutral algorithms.
–Executive Office of the President of the United States, Report on Big Data (2014)