Many algorithms developed by large tech firms like Google, Microsoft and Amazon have a gender bias. "Objectification of women seems deeply embedded in the system”, says Leon Derczynski, a professor of computer science at the IT University of Copenhagen, who specializes in online harm.

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    31 year ago

    Great article, thanks! Completely unsurprising, but I’m glad that issues like this are being surfaced through mediums in which they will receive attention, because these companies certainly aren’t proactively trying to identify and fix these kinds of issues.