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> To put this in perspective: If the AI had recommended Black and Asian candidates at the same rate as it recommended the most-favored group (typically white applicants)

Some people just can't help but put their biases on display at every opportunity, even when it comes to the most minute details.

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Nothing in this has any bias in it? Which words are you suggesting are biased? This study measured constructed resumes where only names were changed, and observed the rate each group was favored (the percentage of resumes that passed). One group must be "most favored" because thats how math works. It's the group whose percentage was the highest. The resumes were fictional and equivalent across race, only the names were changed.

Look closer at the capitalization of the words in the quoted sentence.

Where do you think this sentence shows bias?

The phrase "most-favored" means, "most recommended by the AI relative to the field".

What did you think this sentence meant?

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