How the Amazon ‘Glitch’ Relates to Structural Discrimination and Racism
Posted by Keith Kamisugi 1 Comment Tags: amazon, amazonfail, discrimination, structural racism, techcrunch, unconscious biasTechnologist Mary Hodder discussed yesterday on the blog TechCrunch the ethical issues related to the Amazon ‘glitch’ that removed the rankings of gay content made me think about analogies between the technical causes of the glitch and how unconscious bias can fuel structural racism. Background on the Amazon ‘glitch’ issue from Wikipedia (edited): Users on [...]
