Article 4WFCS AI expert calls for end to UK use of ‘racially biased’ algorithms

AI expert calls for end to UK use of ‘racially biased’ algorithms

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Henry McDonald
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Prof Noel Sharkey says systems so infected with biases they cannot be trusted

An expert on artificial intelligence has called for all algorithms that make life-changing decisions - in areas from job applications to immigration into the UK - to be halted immediately.

Prof Noel Sharkey, who is also a leading figure in a global campaign against "killer robots", said algorithms were so "infected with biases" that their decision-making processes could not be fair or trusted.

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