Abstract The law forbids discrimination. But the ambiguity of human decision-making often makes it hard for the legal system to know whether anyone has discriminated. To understand how algorithms affect discrimination, we must understand how they affect the detection of discrimination. With the appropriate requirements in place, algorithms create the potential for new forms of transparency and hence opportunities to detect discrimination that are otherwise unavailable. The specificity of algorithms also makes transparent tradeoffs among competing values. This implies algorithms are not only a threat to be regulated; with the right safeguards, they can be a potential positive force for equity.

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算法时代的歧视

摘要 法律禁止歧视。但人类决策的模棱两可往往使法律系统很难知道是否有人歧视。要了解算法如何影响歧视，我们必须了解它们如何影响歧视的检测。有了适当的要求，算法就创造了新形式的透明度的潜力，从而有机会发现原本无法获得的歧视。算法的特殊性也使得竞​​争值之间的权衡变得透明。这意味着算法不仅是需要监管的威胁；有了正确的保障措施，它们可以成为促进公平的潜在积极力量。