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"Algorithms are already being used to make decisions that affect people's lives and livelihoods, and this trend is only increasing," [https://www.haverford.edu/college-communications/news/sorelle-friedler-studies-programming-and-prejudice says Sorrelle Friedler]. "Often, one of the selling points of using an algorithm is that it will be less biased than the current human process. While it is possible to create algorithms that reduce bias, the use of an algorithm does not on its own guarantee that. It's important that computer scientists, as well as policymakers, understand the limitations and work to make algorithmic decisions fair."
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== Sorelle Friedler ==
Sorelle Friedler has been an is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Haverford College since 2014 and was visiting at Haverford starting in 2012 (Haverford is just a few miles from Philadelphia). Her research interests include the design and analysis of algorithms, computational geometry, data mining and machine learning, and the application of such algorithms to interdisciplinary data. She is a [http://www.datasociety.net/updates/featured/announcements/2015/03/introducing-2015-2016-fellows-class/ 2015-2016 Fellow at the Data & Society Research Institute] for her work on preventing discrimination in machine learning. Learn more about her work on her [http://ww3.haverford.edu/computerscience/faculty/sorelle/index.php Haverford Computer Science page].
== Brett Anitra Gilbert ==
