Tag #Algorithmic Bias

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Meta Overhauls Content Moderation, Removing Fact-Checkers

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced sweeping changes to Facebook and Instagram's content moderation, removing third-party fact-checkers and replacing them with a community-based system, citing concerns about political bias and aiming for increased free speech, a decision raising concerns about the sp...

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60% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
theguardian.com
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AI-Powered Tenant Screening Tool Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $2.3 Million

Mary Louis and other renters sued SafeRent, an AI-powered tenant screening tool, for discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, alleging its algorithm unfairly rejected Black and Hispanic applicants using housing vouchers; the company settled for $2.3 million and agreed to halt using its scoring sys...

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52% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
dailymail.co.uk
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UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder: Possible Link to Controversial AI System

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City; a former FBI agent suggests a possible link to the company's AI system, which denied healthcare coverage at a 90% rate, leading to at least two patient deaths according to a lawsuit, and the shooter wrote words referring to insur...

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60% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
forbes.com
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DCSA Uses AI to Streamline Security Clearances, Prioritizing Transparency

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) uses AI to organize data and prioritize threats in the security clearance process for millions of federal employees, focusing on transparency and avoiding AI systems that make independent decisions, to ensure accuracy and mitigate bias.

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32% Bias Score

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faz.net
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Undisclosed TikTok Promotions in Romanian Presidential Campaign Spark EU Investigation

Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu's campaign benefited from undisclosed TikTok promotions, violating electoral rules by failing to disclose advertising sources, prompting an EU investigation into the platform's impact on future elections.

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48% Bias Score

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lemonde.fr
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Algorithm Targets Vulnerable Mothers in French Health Insurance Checks

The French national health insurance fund uses an algorithm to target controls of the solidarity health supplement (C2S), focusing on women over 25 with at least one minor child, which has raised ethical and legal concerns regarding potential discrimination against vulnerable mothers.

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64% Bias Score

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