Some people champion artificial intelligence as a solution to the kinds of biases that humans fall prey to. Even simple statistical tools can outperform people at tasks in business, medicine, academia ...

In courtrooms across the United States, it has become commonplace for judges to be provided with “risk assessment” reports—algorithmically-generated scores assigned to criminals meant to gauge the ...

Algorithms are a staple of modern life. People rely on algorithmic recommendations to wade through deep catalogs and find the best movies, routes, information, products, people and investments.

In this special guest feature, Sanjay Arora, CEO and Founder of Million Short, examines the dangers of algorithmic bias. It’s tempting to regard algorithms as objective, unbiased constructs that are ...