Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 hours agoThe Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"imagemessage-square117linkfedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1385arrow-down1imageThe Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 hours agomessage-square117linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareBob Smith@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·3 days agoGotcha. This is replacing one nonsense black box with a different one, then. That makes a depressing kind of sense. No evidence needed, either!
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Gotcha. This is replacing one nonsense black box with a different one, then. That makes a depressing kind of sense. No evidence needed, either!