mathwashing – English noun declension

English noun forms of mathwashing

Noun: mathwashing
Singularmathwashing

Sample Sentences

  • This is just one result, however, of a broader trend that Fred Benenson, Kickstarter's former data chief, calls "mathwashing": our tendency to idolize programs like Facebook's as entirely objective because they have mathematics at their core. [2016 June 24, Nanette Byrnes, “Why We Should Expect Algorithms to Be Biased”, in MIT Technology Review, Cambridge, M.A.: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2023:]
  • Many of the people and companies employing algorithms hope that their use of technology in replacement of humans results in reduced unconscious bias. While it would be great if it were that simple, this mindset is often a case of "mathwashing:" our tendency to attribute objectivity to technology. [2017 December 5, Frida Polli, “The Dark Side Of Artificial Intelligence”, in Forbes, New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Nov 2022:]
  • Unintended mathwashing occurs when the algorithm is left unchecked, and, learning from historical data, amplifies social bias. The U.S. justice system uses an algorithm called COMPAS to determine a criminal's likelihood to re-offend. COMPAS has been proven by Pro Publica to predict that black defendants will have higher rates of recidivism than they actually do, while white defendants are predicted to have lower rates than they actually do. [2018 January 29, Sophie Kleber, “As AI Meets the Reputation Economy, We're All Being Silently Judged”, in Harvard Business Review, Brighton, M.A.: Harvard Business Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 May 2023:]

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