A bias bounty for AI will help to catch unfair algorithms faster

Today a group of AI and machine-learning experts are launching a new bias bounty competition, which they hope will speed the process of uncovering these kinds of embedded prejudice. The competition, which takes inspiration from bug bounties in cybersecurity, calls on participants to create tools to identify and mitigate algorithmic biases in AI models. It's being organized by a group of volunteers who work at companies like Twitter, software company Splunk, and deepfake detection startup Reality Defender. They've dubbed themselves the "Bias Buccaneers." The first bias bounty competition is going to focus on biased image detection.