« on: October 10, 2018, 09:41:15 pm »
Amazon built an AI tool to hire people but had to shut it down because it was discriminating against womenIsobel Asher Hamilton 4h ago
- Amazon tried building an artificial-intelligence tool to help with recruiting, but it showed a bias against women, Reuters reports.
- Engineers reportedly found the AI was unfavorable toward female candidates because it had combed through male-dominated résumés to accrue its data.
- Amazon reportedly abandoned the project at the beginning of 2017.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-built-ai-to-hire-people-discriminated-against-women-2018-10

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