DATDAT-003 — Data Bias and Fairness Oversights
Algorithmic Systems Deny Housing, Welfare and Medical Resources Along Racial and Class Lines
4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Algorithmic systems systematically withhold access to housing advertisements, welfare benefits, and medical resources based on race and socioeconomic class. Organisations deploying such systems face material legal exposure under equality legislation and reputational risk from perpetuating structural discrimination at scale.
Domain
Data Management
Blindspots in data quality, privacy, bias, lineage, lifecycle, and third-party data dependencies.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — Sociotechnical Harms of Algorithmic Systems: Scoping a Taxonomy for Harm Reduction (Shelby2023) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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