Stories Tagged as
Algorithms
Female truckers say Facebook’s algorithms may be steering job ads away from women, older workers
Dec 20, 2022
A complaint to the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission alleges that these algorithms may be recreating hiring biases — unintentionally, in some cases, but still illegally.
What's it like when an algorithm moderates your divorce?
by
Jacob Ward
Feb 18, 2022
In his latest book, NBC News tech correspondent argues that artificial intelligence is using behavioral science to exploit our unconscious habits.
Amazon's brick-and-mortar clothing store? All about the algorithm
by
Justin Ho
Jan 21, 2022
The online retailer has been experimenting with physical locations for several years now.
Machine learning calls the shots in some work contexts
Dec 23, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #87
New NYC law restricts hiring based on artificial intelligence
Dec 10, 2021
Employers won’t be allowed to use AI to screen job candidates unless the tech has gone through an audit to check for bias.
How search algorithms shape our visual world
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Dec 2, 2021
Stock images are everywhere. What implicit biases are they reinforcing?
How TikTok is becoming a powerful consumer marketing tool
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 16, 2021
The app can cause certain products to blow up overnight, Vox's internet culture reporter Rebecca Jennings says.
For public good, not for profit.
Apple's credit card may discriminate, just like lots of banking algorithms
by
Amy Scott
Nov 12, 2019
Even when you sit down with a banker in person, algorithms likely affect whether you get a loan and how much interest you’ll pay.
Can a credit card be sexist?
by
Erika Beras
and Sabri Ben-Achour
Nov 11, 2019
It is alleged that the Apple Card offers higher credits to men than it does women — on that basis alone.
An argument for algorithms that reflect our highest ideals
by
Molly Wood
Oct 31, 2018
"The purpose shouldn't just be the enrichment of the tech firm, but rather the common good as a whole," one author says.