Tech's Unseen Bias: Discrimination in the Digital Age
The Unseen Bias: How Technology Can Perpetuate Discrimination We live in an age where technology promises to solve our problems, automate our lives, and even predict our futures. But behind the sleek interfaces and complex algorithms lie hidden dangers: discriminatory outcomes. While technology itself is neutral, it's built by humans, trained on data reflecting existing societal biases, and used in ways that can amplify inequalities. The Data Dilemma: AI algorithms learn from the data they are fed. If this data reflects historical prejudices, the algorithm will inevitably perpetuate them. For example, facial recognition software has been shown to be less accurate at identifying people of color, leading to potential misidentification and discrimination in law enforcement. Similarly, hiring algorithms trained on...