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Are Algorithms Value-Free?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
APA Western Division
Claremont, California, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Epistemology |
Value Theory |
Ethics of Belief |
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality |
PhilPapers Editorships
Belief |
The Nature of Belief |