Can algorithms be trusted?
How are algorithms shaping the modern world and should we be worried?
Algorithms have become a ubiquitous part of modern lives. They suggest films on streaming services, vet loans for approval, shortlist job candidates, even help decide prison sentences and medical care. But there are questions over the way they are applied. The banking giant Goldman Sachs faced criticism after it was alleged that an algorithm used to determine people's credit score was sexist because it gave women a lower credit limit to men. An algorithm used to allocate health care in the United States was accused of bias against black patients. And this week a supreme court judge in Britain called for the creation of a commission to regulate algorithms. So how did the world become so dependent on algorithms and how are they changing people's lives? Paul Henley and a panel of expert guests discuss how algorithms are shaping the modern world.
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Contributors
Abishur Prakash - Geopolitical futurist and author
Matthias Spielkamp -Ìý Executive Director, Algorithm WatchÌý
Rachel Thomas - Director, USF Center for Applied Data Ethics
Zeynep Tufekci - Associate Professor, UNC,ÌýChapel HillÌýÌý
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Dr. Rima Arnaout -ÌýUCSF Institute for Computational Health Sciences
Maureen van der Pligt -ÌýDutch trade union FNV
Al Barrentine -ÌýData Scientist, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
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- Fri 22 Nov 2019 09:06GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service
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- Sat 23 Nov 2019 04:06GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service except Americas and the Caribbean
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