AI and bias: Machines are less biased than people - Verdict

We hear a lot these days about the potential dangers of "AI bias." If a machine learning system is based upon a data set that is somehow biased by age, gender, race, ethnicity, income, education, geography, or some other factor, the system's outputs will tend to reflect those biases. As the inner workings of ML systems are often impossible for an outsider to fully understand, any such biases can appear to be hidden, making them seem especially sinister. But before getting too alarmed, ask yourself this. Over the long run, which decision-making model is likely to be more objective: human or machine reasoning?