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An AI that 'de-biases' algorithms

TechXplore - Tue 29 Jan 19

We've learned in recent years that AI systems can be unfair, which is dangerous, as they're increasingly being used to do everything from predicting crime to determining what news we consume. ...

MIT develops algorithm that can 'de-bias' facial recognition software

Daily Mail - Tue 29 Jan 19

Researchers developed an algorithm that scans for faces, but also biases. After testing, it was able to reduce 'categorical bias' by over 60 percent, while performance remained consistent.

MIT Removes Inherent AI Facial Recognition Bias

Geek.com - Mon 28 Jan 19

Artificially intelligent machines can demonstrate bias by learning the behavior from each other—a dangerous side-effect of AI systems used to predict crime and determine what news we consume. ...

MIT Thinks They Have Found A Way To Automatically ‘De-Bias’ Face Detection

Ubergizmo - Mon 28 Jan 19

How technology and AI learns is by humans teaching it what’s correct. This is how facial recognition software works where humans need to teach it how to recognize faces, and also teach it ...

MIT hopes to automatically 'de-bias' face detection AI

Engadget - Mon 28 Jan 19

There have been efforts to fight racist biases in face detection systems through better training data, but that usually involves a human manually supplying the new material. MIT's ...