Facebook says it has a tool to detect bias in its artificial intelligence
Tech companies relying on artificial intelligence that allows them to serve billions of users are slowly acknowledging that those same algorithms can be biased against those who aren’t white, wealthy, or male.
Facebook announced Wednesday (May 2) that it’s testing a tool called Fairness Flow, an internal project that allegedly can determine whether a machine learning algorithm is biased, meaning it systematically provides certain groups worse results along lines of race, gender, or age.
The tool could have a huge impact at a company like Facebook, which faces constant scrutiny from lawmakers and academics about bias introduced into its platform by algorithmic decision-making.
