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Tech & Innovation
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Beware the racist algorithm

James Shaw says businesses' algorithm could require legal checks for prejudices in future.

Geraden Cann Fri, 31 Jul 2020

A new charter to ensure algorithms used by government departments are free from bias or discrimination was announced this week in a potential prelude to a wider move.

Minister for Statistics James Shaw told NBR he could see similar principles enshrined in law for algorithms and machine learning

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