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Jev Fever: Predictive AI Is Superhot Again
  Originally published in Forbes The more AI changes, the...
GenAI Owns the Hype, but Predictive AI Is Thriving
  EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is adapted from the...
The Data Disconnect: A Key Challenge for Machine Learning Deployment
  EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is excerpted from The...
A Brief History of Why Machine Learning Projects Stall
  EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the preface to The...

AI Bias

Twitter AI Bias Contest Shows Beauty Filters Hoodwink the Algorithm

 Originally published in CNET.com, Aug 9, 2021. The service’s algorithm for cropping photos favors people with slimmer, younger faces and lighter skin. A researcher at Switzerland’s EPFL technical university won a $3,500 prize for determining that a key Twitter algorithm favors faces that look slim and young and with skin that is lighter-colored or with

LinkedIn’s Job-Matching AI Was Biased. The Company’s Solution? More AI

 Originally published in MIT Technology Review, June 23, 2021. ZipRecruiter, CareerBuilder, LinkedIn—most of the world’s biggest job search sites use AI to match people with job openings. But the algorithms don’t always play fair. Years ago, LinkedIn...

What a Machine Learning Tool That Turns Obama White Can (And Can’t) Tell Us About AI Bias

 Originally published in The Verge, June 23, 2020 A striking image that only hints at a much bigger problem. It’s a startling image that illustrates the deep-rooted biases of AI research. Input a low-resolution picture of Barack...