Bias is “a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly. A personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment. Prejudice.”
—Merriam-Webster, “Bias”
“Our inherent human tendency of favoring one thing or opinion over another is reflected in every aspect of our lives, creating both latent and overt biases toward everything we see, hear, and do.”
—CACM “Bias on the Web”
Many facial recognition systems used by law enforcement are shot through with biases. Can anything be done to make them fair and trustworthy?
Can the Biases in Facial Recognition Be Fixed; Also, Should They? Read More
Communications of the ACM, June 2018
By Ricardo Baeza-Yates
“Bias on the Web reflects both societal and internal biases within ourselves, emerging in subtler ways. This article aims to increase awareness of the potential effects imposed on us all through bias present in Web use and content. We must thus consider and account for it in the design of Web systems that truly address people’s needs.”
Bias on the Web Read More