From the course: AI Accountability: Build Responsible and Transparent Systems (2022)

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Biased labeling of data

Biased labeling of data

- [Instructor] A couple years ago, I was shocked to learn that indoor rowing or rowing on an erg wasn't just something people on crew did to train in the off season but it's a competitive event all on its own. Now, some people love it and I am now one of them but other people think it's the craziest thing they've ever heard. Similarly, a lot of people really like scary movies, like my children, but I have to close my eyes and hide even during the trailers for them. I, for one, am not the intended audience for horror. It reminds me of a Latin proverb. (instructor speaking in Latin) Or there's no accounting for taste. It refer to the idea that people's preferences can sometimes vary in unpredictable ways, to each their own, and that's great when you're talking about personal inclinations. But when you're trying to develop a machine learning algorithm that can serve a large number of people, you have some major challenges.…

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