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The 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.ml)
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excerpts of economist article:

screenshot of text "Imagine appearing for a job interview and, without saying a single word, being told that you are not getting the role because your face didn’t fit. You would assume discrimination, and might even contemplate litigation.But what if bias was not the reason? What if your face gave genuinely useful clues about your probable performance at work? That question is at the heart of a recent research"

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screenshot of text "a shorter one. Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic than processes which reward, say, educational attainment. Kelly Shue of the Yale School of Management, one of the new paper’s authors, says they are now looking at whether AI facial analysis can give lenders useful clues about a person’s propensity to repay loans. For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing."

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Disturbing. What is the proposed mechanism here? Or is it unknown?

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[–] basiclemmon98@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

Ooh yay, more ways for employer's AI to autoreject people! How fun!

[–] Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think Lenin (for all his problems), had a good criticism of the economist though I can't find a great source for it

[–] Postimo@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

The Economist, a journal that speaks for the British millionaires, is pursuing a very instructive line in relation to the war.

https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1915/may/01c.htm

For all his problems??

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Is that...an AI generated image?

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The Economist is generally a pretty good news source, but I thought this article was subpar.

Irrespective of whether this facial evaluation algorithm works or not, as things stand today, it is pointless to discuss its use in the context of meritocracy. A regime founded upon the rejection of personal responsibility, corruption and criminality makes such discussions irrelevant (algorithm or no algorithm).

At the risk of sounding like an accelerationist, I can't get rid of the feeling that the regime members are really busy doing their best to make a new metaphorical rope.

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