A Legal Approach to "Affirmative Algorithms"

Solutions to fix algorithmic bias could collide with law. Two scholars propose a solution. Proposed solutions to fix algorithmic bias could conflict with Supreme Court rulings on equal protection, legal scholars note. As AI and predictive algorithms permeate ever more areas of decision making, from setting bail to evaluating job applications to making home loans, what happens when an algorithm arbitrarily discriminates against women, African-Americans, or other groups? It happens all the time.