algorithms – Looks Like New https://lookslikenew.net The show that asks old questions about new technology, produced by the Media Economies Design Lab at CU Boulder. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 02:54:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://lookslikenew.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LooksLikeNew-5-150x150.png algorithms – Looks Like New https://lookslikenew.net 32 32 Can algorithms be fair? https://lookslikenew.net/podcast/looks-like-new-can-algorithms-be-fair/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 01:00:52 +0000 https://news.kgnu.org/?p=53913 ]]> If you’ve noticed your social media platforms and web searches are giving you personalized results or advertisements, you might be curious about how or why this happens. This is the work of algorithms—the programming that computers use to take raw data and do something with it.

While algorithms might be used as a type of buzzword, knowing what they are and how they function can be really useful. In this episode, we have a conversation with Jessie J. Smith, a researcher whose work with algorithms spans from topics of literacy to fairness.

What happens when algorithms are unfair, and can they ever truly be fair?

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