Dow Jones, a News Corp company

News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services

Dow Jones

News Corp

Subscribe Now Sign In

The Wall Street Journal

Search

Turning Points

What Is the Perfect Age?

Inside Beats President Luke Wood’s John Lautner-Designed L.A. Home

A Trip Through Cuba—by Bike, Bus and Cadillac

The Crazy Play that Launched the Vikings Past the Saints

2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk: The Most Powerful SUV Ever?

What’s Your Workout?

Pound for Pound, She Stays Strong After Beating Cancer

Film Review

‘Paddington 2’ Review: Paws That Refresh and Delight

What Happens When You Reach a Million Instagram Followers

The Middle Seat

The Best and Worst U.S. Airlines of 2017

Gear & Gadgets

These Guitar Apps Will Teach You to Shred Like Slash

Chile-Rubbed Trout With Tomato-Kale Sauté

Off Duty Travel

5 Wellness Resorts in Ultimate Bucket-List Destinations

On Wine

Pour On the Oak: Rioja’s Reliably Aged Red Wines

Love/Hate Relationship

A Flare-Up Over Flared Pants

My Tech Essentials

How Rian Johnson Kept His ‘Star Wars’ Script From Leaking Online

A Chicken Salad You Can Actually Love

Long Hair on Men: Only for the Young?

Gilded-Age Decorating Advice That Holds Up Today

Small

Medium

Large

Save Article

Sign In to Save Subscribe to WSJ

Artificial Intelligence—With Very Real Biases

According to AI Now co-founder Kate Crawford, digital brains can be just as error-prone and biased as ours

By

Kate Crawford

Oct. 17, 2017 11:05 a.m. ET

What do you imagine when someone mentions artificial intelligence? Perhaps it’s something drawn from science-fiction films: Hal’s glowing eye, a shape-shifting terminator or the sound of Samantha’s all-knowing voice in the movie “Her.”

As someone who researches the social implications of AI, I tend to think of something far more banal: a municipal water system, part of the substrate of our everyday lives. We expect these systems to work—to quench our thirst, water our plants and bathe our children. And we assume that the...

Most Popular Videos

Most Popular Articles

Popular on WSJ

Most Popular Videos

Most Popular Articles


<!-- share menu -->
<menu class="shareMenu  shareMenu--horizontal">

   <li class="shareMenu__item">
     <a class="shareIcon" data-sharemenu-action="email" data-sharemenu-track="email" aria-label="Email" href="mailto:?subject=Artificial%20intelligence%E2%80%94with%20very%20real%20biases&body=https://www.wsj.com/articles/artificial-intelligencewith-very-real-biases-1508252717">
       <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--email" viewBox="0 0 21 15" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M20.3.8l-9.6 7-9.5-7h19zM.7 2.4l6 4.5-6 7V2.3zm.8 12.4l6.3-7.2 3 2.2 2.8-2.2 6.3 7.2H1.4zm19.2 0zm0-1l-6-7 6-4.4V14z" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg>
     </a>
   </li>

   <li class="shareMenu__item hide4">
     <a href="#print" class="shareIcon" data-sharemenu-action="print" aria-label="Print" data-sharemenu-track="print">
       <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--print" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 17.6"><path d="M-711-3365v4612H969v-4612H-711zM25 22.6H-5V-5h30v27.6z" fill="none"/><path d="M2.3 14.6h1v3h13.4v-3h1c1.3 0 2.3-1 2.3-2V9c0-1-1-2-2.2-2h-1V3.8l-4-3.8H3.4v7h-1C1 7 0 8 0 9v3.4c0 1.2 1 2.2 2.3 2.2zM12.5.6L16 4.2h-3.5V.8zM4 .7h8.2v4H16V7H4V.7zm0 14h12V17H4v-2.4z"/></svg>
     </a>
   </li>

  <li class="shareMenu__item">
    <a class="shareIcon shareIcon--facebook" data-sharemenu-action="window" data-sharemenu-track="facebook" aria-label="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
      href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.wsj.com/articles/artificial-intelligencewith-very-real-biases-1508252717" target="_blank">
      <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--facebook" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 10.5 22.5"><path d="M10 11.3H7v11.2H2V11.3H0v-4h2.2V4.7C2.2 3 3.2 0 7 0h3.5v4H8c-.5 0-1 0-1 1v2.3h3.5l-.4 4z"/></svg>
    </a>
  </li>

  <li class="shareMenu__item">
    <a class="shareIcon shareIcon--twitter" data-sharemenu-action="window" data-sharemenu-track="twitter" aria-label="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"
      href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Artificial%20intelligence%E2%80%94with%20very%20real%20biases&url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/artificial-intelligencewith-very-real-biases-1508252717&via=WSJ">
      <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--twitter" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 21.1 17.4"><path d="M19 4.3V5c0 5.7-4.4 12.4-12.4 12.4-2.4 0-4.7-.7-6.6-2h1c2 0 4-.6 5.4-1.8-2 0-3.5-1.3-4-3h1.8C2.3 10 1 8.2 1 6c.6.2 1.2.4 2 .4-1.2-.7-2-2-2-3.6 0-.8.3-1.6.7-2.2 2 2.7 5.3 4.4 9 4.6-.2-.3-.2-.7-.2-1 0-2.4 2-4.4 4.3-4.4 1.2 0 2.4.5 3 1.4 1-.2 2-.6 2.8-1-.3 1-1 1.8-2 2.3 1 0 1.8-.3 2.6-.7-.5 1-1.3 1.7-2 2.3"/></svg>
    </a>
  </li>

  <li class="shareMenu__item hide12 hide16">
    <span class="shareIcon" data-sharemenu-action="partial-scrim" data-target="fontScrim" aria-label="Text Resize">
      <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--font" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 18.5 17.5"><path d="M18.2 17.2c-.7 0-.7-.2-1-1.4L14.5 4.2h-.2l-2.7 11.3c-.3 1-.4 1.5-.7 1.7h-.4c-1 0-1-.2-1.3-2L5.6 0h-.3L1.7 14.8C1.2 17 1.2 17 0 17.2v.4h4v-.4h-.4c-1.6 0-1.6-.3-1-2.6L3 12h3.2l.8 3.4c.3 1.4.4 1.6-1 1.7h-.4v.5H13v-.3H13c-1.3 0-1.3-.2-1-2l.4-1.4H15l.5 2c.2 1.2.3 1.4-.8 1.4h-.3v.3h4v-.3h-.2zm-15-6l1.5-6 1.3 6H3.3zm9.4 1.7l1-4.8L15 13h-2.2z"/></svg>
    </span>
  </li>


  <li class="shareMenu__item sharePopup__wrap hide4 hide8">
    <input type="checkbox" class="sharePopup__toggle" id="shareMenuSavePopupSB10228963900121534899104583451492680404064" data-sharemenu-action="popup">
    <label for="shareMenuSavePopupSB10228963900121534899104583451492680404064" class="shareIcon shareIcon--save">
      <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--save" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 12 19"><path d="M0 1.653C0 .74.77 0 1.72 0h8.56C11.23 0 12 .745 12 1.653V19l-6-5.542L0 19V1.653z"/></svg>
    </label>
    <div class="sharePopup sharePopup--save">
      <h6 class="shareLabel">Save Article</h6>
      <a href="https://accounts.wsj.com/login?target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fartificial-intelligencewith-very-real-biases-1508252717" class="shareLink" rel="nofollow">Sign In to Save</a>
      <a href="https://subscribe.wsj.com/wsjehpheader" class="shareLink">Subscribe to WSJ</a>
    </div>
  </li>

   <li class="shareMenu__item hide12 hide16">
     <span class="shareIcon" data-sharemenu-action="scrim" data-target="shareScrim">
       <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--more" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 21 5"><circle cx="10.5" cy="2.5" r="2.5" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"/><path d="M16 3c.3 1.2 1.3 2 2.5 2C20 5 21 4 21 2.5 21 1 20 0 18.5 0S16 1 16 2.5V3z" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"/><circle cx="2.5" cy="2.5" r="2.5" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"/></svg>
     </span>
   </li>
   <li class="shareMenu__item hide4 hide8 sharePopup__wrap">
     <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/artificial-intelligencewith-very-real-biases-1508252717" class="shareIcon" data-sharemenu-action="link" data-sharemenu-wait-for-init="true" data-sharemenu-sync="link" data-sharemenu-track="permalink" aria-label="Copy link">
       <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--link" viewBox="0 0 19 19" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M2 13.7l1.3-1.3-.7-.6a1 1 0 0 1 0-1.3l7.8-7.7a1 1 0 0 1 .6-.3c.2 0 .5 0 .6.3l.7.6L13.6 2l-.7-.5c-1-1-3-1-4 0L1.5 9.2a2.7 2.7 0 0 0 0 3.8l.6.7zm16-7l-.6-.7L16 7.3l.8.6a1 1 0 0 1 0 1.2L9 17A1 1 0 0 1 8 17l-.7-.7-1 1.2.5.7c.5.5 1.2.8 2 .8.7 0 1.3-.3 2-.8l7.6-7.7a2.7 2.7 0 0 0 1-2c0-.7-.4-1.4-1-2m-1.2-5L18 2.8l-6.4 6.4L10.4 8zm-9 9L9 11.8l-6.4 6.4L1.4 17z"/></svg>
     </a>
     <span class="shareFeedback sharePopup sharePopup--oneline" data-sharemenu-isfeedback aria-hidden="true">Link copied…</span>
   </li>

</menu>
<!-- end share menu -->

  <!-- font controls -->
  <div class="shareScrim shareScrim--partial" id="fontScrim" aria-label="Font Size - press Esc to close">
    <span class="shareIcon shareIcon--clear shareScrim__close" data-sharemenu-action="partial-scrim" data-target="fontScrim" aria-label="close">
      <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--close" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 21.9 22"><polygon id="XMLID_4_" points="12.2,11 12.2,10.9 21.9,1.2 20.7,0 10.9,9.7 1.2,0 0,1.2 9.7,10.9 9.7,11 9.7,11.1
    0,20.8 1.2,22 10.9,12.3 20.7,22 21.9,20.8 12.2,11.1 "/></svg>
  </span>
    <div class="shareScrim__content fontButtons">
      <span class="shareLabel2">Text Size</span>
  
      <input class="fontButtons__input fontButtons__input--scrim" type="radio" name="fontsize-scrim" value="regular" data-sharemenu-action="fontsize" data-sharemenu-sync="fontsizeregular" data-sharemenu-track="resize" id="fontsize-scrim-regular">
      <label class="fontButtons__label fontButtons__label--scrim" for="fontsize-scrim-regular">
        <div class="fontButton fontButton--small"><svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--fontButton" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 19 25"><path d="M5.406 16.565L4.25 20.8c-.7 2.52-.664 3.15 1.47 3.255l.77.035V25H.54v-.91c1.436-.175 1.68-.385 2.416-2.975L8.8.325h.7l6.3 21.455c.526 1.715.666 2.1 1.89 2.24l.596.07V25h-8.96v-.91l.595-.035c2.73-.175 2.416-.595 1.89-2.485l-1.4-5.005H5.407zm4.725-1.05l-2.24-7.98-2.204 7.98h4.445z"/></svg>
</div>
        Small
      </label>
  
      <input class="fontButtons__input fontButtons__input--scrim" type="radio" name="fontsize-scrim" value="medium" data-sharemenu-action="fontsize" data-sharemenu-sync="fontsizemedium" data-sharemenu-track="resize" id="fontsize-scrim-medium">
      <label class="fontButtons__label fontButtons__label--scrim" for="fontsize-scrim-medium">
        <div class="fontButton fontButton--medium"><svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--fontButton" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 19 25"><path d="M5.406 16.565L4.25 20.8c-.7 2.52-.664 3.15 1.47 3.255l.77.035V25H.54v-.91c1.436-.175 1.68-.385 2.416-2.975L8.8.325h.7l6.3 21.455c.526 1.715.666 2.1 1.89 2.24l.596.07V25h-8.96v-.91l.595-.035c2.73-.175 2.416-.595 1.89-2.485l-1.4-5.005H5.407zm4.725-1.05l-2.24-7.98-2.204 7.98h4.445z"/></svg>
</div>
        Medium
      </label>
  
      <input class="fontButtons__input fontButtons__input--scrim" type="radio" name="fontsize-scrim" value="large" data-sharemenu-action="fontsize" data-sharemenu-sync="fontsizelarge" data-sharemenu-track="resize" id="fontsize-scrim-large">
      <label class="fontButtons__label fontButtons__label--scrim" for="fontsize-scrim-large">
        <div class="fontButton fontButton--large"><svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--fontButton" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 19 25"><path d="M5.406 16.565L4.25 20.8c-.7 2.52-.664 3.15 1.47 3.255l.77.035V25H.54v-.91c1.436-.175 1.68-.385 2.416-2.975L8.8.325h.7l6.3 21.455c.526 1.715.666 2.1 1.89 2.24l.596.07V25h-8.96v-.91l.595-.035c2.73-.175 2.416-.595 1.89-2.485l-1.4-5.005H5.407zm4.725-1.05l-2.24-7.98-2.204 7.98h4.445z"/></svg>
</div>
        Large
      </label>
    </div>
  </div>
  <!-- end font controls -->

  
  
  
  
  
  
  <!-- scrim share menu -->
  <div class="shareScrim" id="shareScrim" aria-label="Share Menu - press Esc to close">
    <div class="shareScrim__content">
      <menu class="shareScrim__itemlist">
        <li class="shareScrim__item">
          <a href="mailto:?subject=Artificial%20intelligence%E2%80%94with%20very%20real%20biases&body=https://www.wsj.com/articles/artificial-intelligencewith-very-real-biases-1508252717" class="shareButton" data-sharemenu-action="scrim-email" data-target="shareScrim" data-sharemenu-track="email">
            <span class="shareIcon shareIcon--clear">
              <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--email" viewBox="0 0 21 15" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M20.3.8l-9.6 7-9.5-7h19zM.7 2.4l6 4.5-6 7V2.3zm.8 12.4l6.3-7.2 3 2.2 2.8-2.2 6.3 7.2H1.4zm19.2 0zm0-1l-6-7 6-4.4V14z" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg>
          </span>
            Email
          </a>
        </li>
      <li class="shareScrim__item">
          <a href="#print" class="shareButton" data-sharemenu-action="print" data-sharemenu-track="print" title="Print">
            <span class="shareIcon shareIcon--clear">
              <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--print" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 17.6"><path d="M-711-3365v4612H969v-4612H-711zM25 22.6H-5V-5h30v27.6z" fill="none"/><path d="M2.3 14.6h1v3h13.4v-3h1c1.3 0 2.3-1 2.3-2V9c0-1-1-2-2.2-2h-1V3.8l-4-3.8H3.4v7h-1C1 7 0 8 0 9v3.4c0 1.2 1 2.2 2.3 2.2zM12.5.6L16 4.2h-3.5V.8zM4 .7h8.2v4H16V7H4V.7zm0 14h12V17H4v-2.4z"/></svg>
          </span>
            Print
          </a>
        </li>
      <li class="shareScrim__item">
          <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.wsj.com/articles/artificial-intelligencewith-very-real-biases-1508252717" data-sharemenu-action="clickthrough" data-sharemenu-track="facebook" class="shareButton shareButton--facebook" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">
            <span class="shareIcon shareIcon--clear">
              <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--facebook" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 10.5 22.5"><path d="M10 11.3H7v11.2H2V11.3H0v-4h2.2V4.7C2.2 3 3.2 0 7 0h3.5v4H8c-.5 0-1 0-1 1v2.3h3.5l-.4 4z"/></svg>
          </span>
            Facebook
          </a>
        </li>
        <li class="shareScrim__item">
          <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Artificial%20intelligence%E2%80%94with%20very%20real%20biases&url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/artificial-intelligencewith-very-real-biases-1508252717&via=WSJ" class="shareButton shareButton--twitter"
            data-sharemenu-action="clickthrough" data-sharemenu-track="twitter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">
            <span class="shareIcon shareIcon--clear">
              <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--twitter" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 21.1 17.4"><path d="M19 4.3V5c0 5.7-4.4 12.4-12.4 12.4-2.4 0-4.7-.7-6.6-2h1c2 0 4-.6 5.4-1.8-2 0-3.5-1.3-4-3h1.8C2.3 10 1 8.2 1 6c.6.2 1.2.4 2 .4-1.2-.7-2-2-2-3.6 0-.8.3-1.6.7-2.2 2 2.7 5.3 4.4 9 4.6-.2-.3-.2-.7-.2-1 0-2.4 2-4.4 4.3-4.4 1.2 0 2.4.5 3 1.4 1-.2 2-.6 2.8-1-.3 1-1 1.8-2 2.3 1 0 1.8-.3 2.6-.7-.5 1-1.3 1.7-2 2.3"/></svg>
          </span>
            Twitter
          </a>
        </li>
        <li class="shareScrim__item">
          <a href="whatsapp://send?text=https://www.wsj.com/articles/artificial-intelligencewith-very-real-biases-1508252717" class="shareButton shareButton--whatsapp"  data-sharemenu-track="whatsapp" rel="nofollow">
            <span class="shareIcon shareIcon--clear">
              <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--whatsapp" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20.3 20.4"><path d="M14.8 12.2c-.3 0-1.5-.7-1.7-.8h-.5l-.8 1c0 .3-.3.3-.5.2-.3 0-1-.4-2-1.3-.8-.7-1.3-1.5-1.4-1.7V9l.5-.3.3-.4V8l-1-2c0-.6-.4-.6-.5-.6h-.4c-.2 0-.4 0-.7.3-.3.3-1 1-1 2.2 0 1 1 2.3 1 2.5.2.2 2 2.7 4.4 3.8l1.4.5c.6.2 1.2.2 1.6 0 .5 0 1.5-.5 1.7-1 .3-.7.3-1.2.2-1.3l-.4-.3"/><path class="st0" d="M10.2 18.5c-1.5 0-3-.4-4.3-1.2l-.4-.2-3.2 1 .8-3-.2-.4c-.8-1.3-1.3-3-1.3-4.5 0-4.5 3.8-8.3 8.4-8.3 2.3 0 4.4 1 6 2.5 1.6 1.6 2.5 3.7 2.5 6 0 4.5-3.7 8.3-8.3 8.3m7-15.5c-1.8-2-4.3-3-7-3C4.6 0 .2 4.5.2 10c0 2 .4 3.6 1.2 5L0 20.5 5.4 19c1.5.8 3 1.2 4.8 1.2 5.6 0 10-4.5 10-10 0-2.8-1-5.3-3-7.2"/></svg>
          </span>
            WhatsApp
          </a>
        </li>
  
        <li class="shareScrim__item">
          <a href="sms:?&body=https://www.wsj.com/articles/artificial-intelligencewith-very-real-biases-1508252717" class="shareButton" data-sharemenu-track="sms">
            <span class="shareIcon shareIcon--clear">
              <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--sms" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 13 21"><path d="M10.717.84h-8c-1.103 0-2 .897-2 2v16c0 1.104.897 2 2 2h8c1.103 0 2-.896 2-2v-16c0-1.104-.897-2-2-2zm-8 4h8v-2h-8v2zm0 10h8v-8h-8v8zm0 4h8v-2h-8v2z" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg>
          </span>
            SMS
          </a>
        </li>
  
  
        <li class="shareScrim__item">
          <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/artificial-intelligencewith-very-real-biases-1508252717" class="shareButton" data-sharemenu-action="link" data-sharemenu-wait-for-init="true" data-sharemenu-sync="link" data-sharemenu-track="permalink">
            <span class="shareIcon shareIcon--clear">
              <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--link" viewBox="0 0 19 19" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M2 13.7l1.3-1.3-.7-.6a1 1 0 0 1 0-1.3l7.8-7.7a1 1 0 0 1 .6-.3c.2 0 .5 0 .6.3l.7.6L13.6 2l-.7-.5c-1-1-3-1-4 0L1.5 9.2a2.7 2.7 0 0 0 0 3.8l.6.7zm16-7l-.6-.7L16 7.3l.8.6a1 1 0 0 1 0 1.2L9 17A1 1 0 0 1 8 17l-.7-.7-1 1.2.5.7c.5.5 1.2.8 2 .8.7 0 1.3-.3 2-.8l7.6-7.7a2.7 2.7 0 0 0 1-2c0-.7-.4-1.4-1-2m-1.2-5L18 2.8l-6.4 6.4L10.4 8zm-9 9L9 11.8l-6.4 6.4L1.4 17z"/></svg>
          </span>
            Copy Link
          </a>
          <span class="shareFeedback shareMsgBanner" data-sharemenu-isfeedback aria-hidden="true">
            <span class="shareIcon shareIcon--clear shareIcon--inline shareIcon--gray">
              <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--link" viewBox="0 0 19 19" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M2 13.7l1.3-1.3-.7-.6a1 1 0 0 1 0-1.3l7.8-7.7a1 1 0 0 1 .6-.3c.2 0 .5 0 .6.3l.7.6L13.6 2l-.7-.5c-1-1-3-1-4 0L1.5 9.2a2.7 2.7 0 0 0 0 3.8l.6.7zm16-7l-.6-.7L16 7.3l.8.6a1 1 0 0 1 0 1.2L9 17A1 1 0 0 1 8 17l-.7-.7-1 1.2.5.7c.5.5 1.2.8 2 .8.7 0 1.3-.3 2-.8l7.6-7.7a2.7 2.7 0 0 0 1-2c0-.7-.4-1.4-1-2m-1.2-5L18 2.8l-6.4 6.4L10.4 8zm-9 9L9 11.8l-6.4 6.4L1.4 17z"/></svg>
          </span>
            Link copied …
          </span>
        </li>
  
      </menu>
  
      <span class="shareIcon shareIcon--clear shareScrim__close" data-sharemenu-action="close" data-target="shareScrim" aria-label="close">
        <svg class="shareSVG shareSVG--close" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 21.9 22"><polygon id="XMLID_4_" points="12.2,11 12.2,10.9 21.9,1.2 20.7,0 10.9,9.7 1.2,0 0,1.2 9.7,10.9 9.7,11 9.7,11.1
      0,20.8 1.2,22 10.9,12.3 20.7,22 21.9,20.8 12.2,11.1 "/></svg>
    </span>
  
    </div>
  
  </div>
  <!-- end scrim share menu -->

Save Article

Artificial Intelligence—With Very Real Biases

According to AI Now co-founder Kate Crawford, digital brains can be just as error-prone and biased as ours

Most Popular Videos

Disputed Audio from Donald Trump Interview With WSJ

Balcony at Indonesia Stock Exchange Collapses, Scores Injured

Oil Tanker Explodes off Chinese Coast

Smart Cars, Sweet Robots, Scary Wheels: CES 2018 in 2 Minutes

A Lead Soprano’s Star Turn With Just Three Hours’ Rehearsal

Most Popular Articles

Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star’s Silence

Transcript of Trump Interview With WSJ

What Is the Perfect Age?

Opinion: Black Protest Has Lost Its Power

Amazon’s Grocery Sales Increased After It Devoured Whole Foods

Popular on WSJ

Most Popular Videos

Disputed Audio from Donald Trump Interview With WSJ

Balcony at Indonesia Stock Exchange Collapses, Scores Injured

Oil Tanker Explodes off Chinese Coast

Smart Cars, Sweet Robots, Scary Wheels: CES 2018 in 2 Minutes

A Lead Soprano’s Star Turn With Just Three Hours’ Rehearsal

Most Popular Articles

Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star’s Silence

Transcript of Trump Interview With WSJ

What Is the Perfect Age?

Opinion: Black Protest Has Lost Its Power

Amazon’s Grocery Sales Increased After It Devoured Whole Foods