Common Reading talk on algorithmic bias and modern inequalities

Will Hall and Daryl Deford (Mathematics) will present “Algorithmic Bias and Modern Inequalities” at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, in CUE 202, as part of this year’s Common Reading series. The talk will also be available to stream using Zoom. This talk will address the ways in which automation is taking a larger and more important role in the digital world, with an increasing proportion of our interactions and experiences mediated by opaque algorithms. These include everything from social media feeds to credit scores, red light cameras, and automated hiring practices, among many examples. In this interactive seminar, Hall and Deford will use case studies drawn from recent events to explore the issue of algorithmic bias and data security from a mathematical perspective, with a goal of describing how these ostensibly neutral computational methods can both create and deepen inequality in our society.

Zoom link for remote viewing:
wsu.zoom.us/j/95498717613

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