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Algorithmic Bias & Search Systems

This resource explores how bias becomes embedded in algorithms and search systems and offers ways to counteract the negative effects of algorthimic bias.

Further Reading

Algorithmic Bias Explained: How Automated Decision-Making Becomes Automated Discrimination (Report). Greenlining Institute. February 2021.

Bias in Algorithms: Artificial Intelligence and Discrimination (Report). European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. 2022.

Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism. (Ebook) Noble, Safiya Umoja. (2018)

"Why Algorithms Can Be Racist and Sexist." Rebecca Heilweil. Vox. February 18, 2020. 

"I Know Some Algorithms Are Biased - because I Created One." Nicholas T. Young. Scientific American . January 31, 2020.

"Weapons of Math Destruction Outlines Dangers of Relying on Data Analytics." (Interview with author and mathematician Cathy O'Neill). All Things Considered, NPR. September 12, 2016.