Amsterdam's high-stakes experiment to create fair welfare AI

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bradley13 · 16h ago

I don't know anything about Dutch welfare applications. That said, in some areas, nationality or migration background is a valid signal.

For example, throughout Europe, immigrants from Islamic countries commit vastly more violent crimes than either Europeans or immigrants from other parts of the world. Ignoring that when investigating a crime might be PC, but also very stupid.

Equity should not trump reality.

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Amsterdam's high-stakes experiment to create fair welfare AI

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