Assessing Gender Bias in Predictive Algorithms using eXplainable AI
Cristina Manresa-Yee, Silvia Ramis
Abstract
Predictive algorithms have a powerful potential to offer benefits in areas as varied as medicine or education. However, these algorithms and the data they use are built by humans, consequently, they can inherit the bias and prejudices present in humans. The outcomes can systematically repeat errors that create unfair results, which can even lead to situations of discrimination (e.g. gender, social or racial).
Topics & Concepts
Computer scienceGender biasMachine learningRacial biasArtificial intelligenceAlgorithmImplicit biasRace (biology)PsychologySocial psychologyBiologyBotanyExplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationEthics and Social Impacts of AI