Can a machine be racist? Artificial Intelligence has shown troubling signs of bias, but there are reasons for optimism
- Written by: Charles Barbour, Associate Professor, Philosophy, Western Sydney University
Rock n Roll Monkey/UnsplashOne day in mid-2013, four people, including two police officers and a social worker, arrived unannounced at the home of Chicago resident Robert McDaniel.
McDaniel had only ever had minor run-ins with the law – street gambling, marijuana possession, nothing even remotely violent. But his visitors informed him that a...