Algorithms

A complaint to the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission alleges that these algorithms may be recreating hiring biases — unintentionally, in some cases, but still illegally.

In his latest book, NBC News tech correspondent argues that artificial intelligence is using behavioral science to exploit our unconscious habits.

The online retailer has been experimenting with physical locations for several years now.

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Employers won’t be allowed to use AI to screen job candidates unless the tech has gone through an audit to check for bias.

Stock images are everywhere. What implicit biases are they reinforcing?

The app can cause certain products to blow up overnight, Vox's internet culture reporter Rebecca Jennings says.

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.

It is alleged that the Apple Card offers higher credits to men than it does women — on that basis alone.

"The purpose shouldn't just be the enrichment of the tech firm, but rather the common good as a whole," one author says.