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Is algorithmic bias a data problem?

Zhao, Kino (2026) Is algorithmic bias a data problem? In: UNSPECIFIED.

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Discussions of algorithmic bias often assume that biases in predictive outcomes reflect biases in society. That is, machine learning algorithms are biased because they are preserve bias from training data. This paper challenges this assumption by pointing to a tension between the philosophy of data literature, which largely rejects the idea that data possess essential features that are always preserved in analysis, and the claim that social biases are easily preservable despite attempts at getting rid of them.


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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
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Zhao, Kinokino_zhao@sfu.ca0000-0002-5252-6747
Keywords: Algorithmic bias, data, machine learning
Subjects: General Issues > Data
Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence > Machine Learning
Depositing User: Dr. Kino Zhao
Date Deposited: 29 May 2026 12:35
Last Modified: 29 May 2026 12:35
Item ID: 29784
Subjects: General Issues > Data
Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence > Machine Learning
Date: 28 May 2026
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/29784

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