Can AI be bias-free? It depends on who's inputting data TechBeacon

Remember Tay, Microsoft's experimental AI chatbot that unleashed racist commentary after learning through interaction with its Twitter followers? Then there was COMPAS, AI-based software used by law enforcement to assess the risk of recidivism in offenders, which was found to be biased against people of color. More recently, Amazon secretly shelved a recruiting tool that was shown to unfairly discriminate against potential female would-be hires. These high-profile examples illustrate both the potential and peril the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution presents. Software developers are already tapping AI algorithms to facilitate loan approvals in the banking industry, to improve diagnostic decisions in emergency rooms, and to streamline the hiring process.