How European Union non-discrimination laws are interpreted and enforced vary by context and by state definitions of key terms, like “gender” or “religion.” Non-discrimination laws become even more challenging to apply when discrimination — either direct or indirect discrimination — stems not from an individual or an organization but from algorithms’ training data. In some cases, for instance, people may not be aware of the discrimination because of the “black box” algorithms.
Sandra Wachter, a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center, Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School and Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Law and Ethics of AI, Big Data, Robotics and Internet Regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford, joined BKC’s virtual luncheon series to discuss these issues and why fairness cannot be automated.
This event is part of the AI Policy Practice.