Chapter 4

Bias and Fairness in AI Systems

4.1 INTRODUCTION

As discussed earlier many AI Programs have beaten the best of humans in the business. Twenty-five years back ‘Deep Blue’ defeating Garry Kasparov or AlphaGo beating Lee Sedol in the game of GO have certainly caught our attention. This is sure to evoke mixed feelings, one that is of awe and bewilderment, another may be of fear (AI taking over the human race, singularity) and one another may be that of scepticism. Well, the breakthroughs of AI programs are not only limited to games but also to education, healthcare, transportation, agriculture and many other sectors. As this AI system is getting integrated with many daily activities, there are a few non-tangible issues that are cropping ...

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