On centering, solutionism, justice and (un)fairness. – Algorithmic Fairness

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Centering One of the topics of discussion in the broader conversation around algorithmic fairness has been the idea of decentering: that we should move technology away from the center of attention …

geomblog in algorithms July 29, 2019 July 29, 2019 838 Words Centering One of the topics of discussion in the broader conversation around algorithmic fairness has been the idea of decentering: that we should move technology away from the center of attention – as the thing we build to apply to people – and towards the sides – as a tool to instead help people. This idea took me a while to understand, but makes a lot of sense. After all, we indeed wish to use “tech for good” — to help us flourish — the idea of eudaimonia that dates back to Aristotle and t

On centering, solutionism, justice and (un)fairness. – Algorithmic Fairness

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