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Algorithms in college admissions could make discrimination worse

Thursday May 1, 2025. 11:53 PM , from BoingBoing
Algorithms in college admissions could make discrimination worse
Harvard professor Roland Fryer says algorithms could solve the problem of deciding who to admit to universities 'far better than any committee armed with SAT scores, legacy flags and, worse, their gut instincts.' He writes in the Wall Street Journal, 'Evidence is clear that machine-learning algorithms can make better decisions than humans, especially when bias is present.' — Read the rest
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