Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoThe Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1301arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1290arrow-down1external-linkThe Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"lemmy.mlArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square80fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareBob Smith@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day agoGotcha. This is replacing one nonsense black box with a different one, then. That makes a depressing kind of sense. No evidence needed, either!
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Gotcha. This is replacing one nonsense black box with a different one, then. That makes a depressing kind of sense. No evidence needed, either!