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AI discrimination

The Dark Sides of Artificial Intelligence: An Integrated AI Governance Framework for Public Administration

Wirtz, Weyerer & Sturm (2020)

Sub-category

Risk Domain

1.1Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation

Unequal treatment of individuals or groups by AI, often based on race, gender, or other sensitive characteristics, resulting in unfair outcomes and unfair representation of those groups.

"AI discrimination is a challenge raised by many researchers and governments and refers to the prevention of bias and injustice caused by the actions of AI systems (Bostrom & Yudkowsky, 2014; Weyerer & Langer, 2019). If the dataset used to train an algorithm does not reflect the real world accurately, the AI could learn false associations or prejudices and will carry those into its future data processing. If an AI algorithm is used to compute information relevant to human decisions, such as hiring or applying for a loan or mortgage, biased data can lead to discrimination against parts of the society (Weyerer & Langer, 2019)."(p. 821)

Entity— Who or what caused the harm

Human

Due to a decision or action made by humans

AI system

Due to a decision or action made by an AI system

Other

Due to some other reason or is ambiguous

Intent— Whether the harm was intentional or accidental

Intentional

Due to an expected outcome from pursuing a goal

Unintentional

Due to an unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal