What Does This Mean?
Systematic, often unintentional unfairness baked into an algorithm's outputs, usually inherited from skewed training data or design choices rather than any deliberate intent to discriminate.
EXPLAINER
Institute for Public Policy Research · original source ↗
EXPLAINER
McCombs School of Business · original source ↗
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REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"The audit found real algorithmic bias in who the system flagged for review versus who it didn't."
LORE & ORIGIN
Emerged as a standard term in tech-criticism and policy discourse once algorithmic decision-making expanded into hiring, lending, moderation, and other consequential domains.
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