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How can we make sure that algorithms are fair?

  • Written by Karthik Kannan, Professor of Management and Director of the Krenicki Center for Business Analytics & Machine Learning, Purdue University
When algorithms make decisions with real-world consequences, they need to be fair.R-Type/Shutterstock.com

Using machines to augment human activity is nothing new. Egyptian hieroglyphs show the use of horse-drawn carriages even before 300 B.C. Ancient Indian literature such as “Silapadikaram” has described animals being used for farming....

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