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What is Algorithmic Bias?

When automated systems produce unfair outcomes because of skewed training data or design choices.

same score · unequal outcome

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Algorithmic bias: a hiring model trained on past picks may under-rank qualified candidates.

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Two tokens with the same qualified stamp roll in; the round one fits the sieve's old holes and passes, the square one is turned into the reject chute.

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Audit the applicant ranking model in your coding agent for algorithmic bias: compare selection rates by group on last quarter's data and list the features that drive the gap.

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