Accenture Unveils Tool to Help Companies Insure Their AI Is Fair
- Move comes amid growing concerns about biased algorithms
- Software helps companies assess, correct bias in data
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Consulting firm Accenture has a new tool to help businesses detect and eliminate gender, racial and ethnic bias in artificial intelligence software.
Companies and governments are increasingly turning to machine-learning algorithms to help make critical decisions, including who to hire, who gets insurance or a mortgage, who receives government benefits and even whether to grant a prisoner parole.