David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 1 month agoWhoops! AI tenant-screening tool SafeRent pays $2.28 million settlement for being massively racistpivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1205arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1205arrow-down1external-linkWhoops! AI tenant-screening tool SafeRent pays $2.28 million settlement for being massively racistpivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareJakenVeina@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·1 month agoGood news is it wasn’t JUST a $2.28 million fine, they’re now banned from using this AI scoring system for 5 years. Of course, it’d be far better if it was a permanent ban.
minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 month agogive their devs a couple hours they’ll have a totally different–but not really that different, system, and business as usual will continue.
minus-squareMirshe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoYup. “We changed a few buttons and gave the UI a new look so it’s totally a brand new product and not the same thing”.
Cost of doing business.
Good news is it wasn’t JUST a $2.28 million fine, they’re now banned from using this AI scoring system for 5 years.
Of course, it’d be far better if it was a permanent ban.
give their devs a couple hours they’ll have a totally different–but not really that different, system, and business as usual will continue.
Yup. “We changed a few buttons and gave the UI a new look so it’s totally a brand new product and not the same thing”.