Reliance on metrics is a fundamental challenge for AI

Summary: Through a series of case studies, we review how the unthinking pursuit of metric optimization can lead to real-world harms, including recommendation systems promoting radicalization, well-loved teachers fired by an algorithm, and essay grading software that rewards sophisticated garbage. Th...

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Published in:Patterns
Main Authors: Rachel L. Thomas, David Uminsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666389922000563

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