UT Austin's GRADE Algorithm Reportedly Reduced Review of Lower-Scored PhD Applicants Amid Bias Concerns
Date: 2012-12-01
Affected: Austin Waters, Risto Miikkulainen, University Of Texas At Austin's Department Of Computer Science, University Of Texas At Austin Researchers
Attack vector: other
Category: real-world
Severity: High

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #135: UT Austin's GRADE Algorithm Reportedly Reduced Review of Lower-Scored PhD Applicants Amid Bias Concerns. Alleged deployer/developer: Austin Waters, Risto Miikkulainen, University Of Texas At Austin's Department Of Computer Science, University Of Texas At Austin Researchers. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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