• Are Algorithms Value-Free?
    Gabbrielle M. Johnson
    Journal Moral Philosophy 21 (1-2): 1-35. 2023.
    As inductive decision-making procedures, the inferences made by machine learning programs are subject to underdetermination by evidence and bear inductive risk. One strategy for overcoming these challenges is guided by a presumption in philosophy of science that inductive inferences can and should be value-free. Applied to machine learning programs, the strategy assumes that the influence of values is restricted to data and decision outcomes, thereby omitting internal value-laden design choice p…Read more