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AI diversity scoring system could help root out algorithmic bias

Drawing inspiration from the way ecologists measure biodiversity, a method to score an AI's diversity could help determine how biased a computer system is

By Jeremy Hsu

9 November 2022

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Databases used for training AI are often not very diverse

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A diversity score for artificial intelligence inspired by how ecologists measure biodiversity could help identify bias in data sets and AI systems.

AIs can learn and mimic certain biases if their training data sets are not diverse enough. This has already been seen in AI systems perpetuating racist and sexist prejudice and in governments using racially biased AI for checking passport photos. Such AI-powered bias has also shown up in law enforcement efforts to predict crime.

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