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Reuters / Jeffrey Dastin / Oct 10, 2018
“Amazon.com’s machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women…That is because Amazon’s computer models were trained to vet applicants by observing patterns in resumes submitted to the company over a 10-year period. Most came from men, a reflection of male dominance across the tech industry. In effect, Amazon’s system taught itself that male candidates were preferable.”
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