{"id":490,"date":"2018-11-18T17:55:32","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T17:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sigai.acm.org\/aimatters\/blog\/?p=395"},"modified":"2018-11-18T17:55:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T17:55:32","slug":"pew-report-on-attitudes-about-algorithms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigai.acm.org\/main\/2018\/11\/18\/pew-report-on-attitudes-about-algorithms\/","title":{"rendered":"Pew Report on Attitudes Toward Algorithms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pew Research Center just released a report <em>Public Attitudes Toward Computer Algorithms<\/em><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>reported by Aaron Smith, on Americans\u2019 concerns about fairness and effectiveness in making important decisions. The report says \u201cThis skepticism spans several dimensions. At a broad level, 58% of Americans feel that computer programs will always reflect some level of human bias \u2013 although 40% think these programs can be designed in a way that is bias-free. And in various contexts, the public worries that these tools might violate privacy, fail to capture the nuance of complex situations, or simply put the people they are evaluating in an unfair situation. Public perceptions of algorithmic decision-making are also often highly contextual \u2026 the survey presented respondents with four different scenarios in which computers make decisions by collecting and analyzing large quantities of public and private data. Each of these scenarios were based on real-world examples of algorithmic decision-making \u2026 and included: a personal finance score used to offer consumers deals or discounts; a criminal risk assessment of people up for parole; an automated resume screening program for job applicants; and a computer-based analysis of job interviews. The survey also included questions about the content that users are exposed to on social media platforms as a way to gauge opinions of more consumer-facing algorithms.\u201d<br \/>\nThe report is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/2018\/11\/16\/public-attitudes-toward-computer-algorithms\/\">http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/2018\/11\/16\/public-attitudes-toward-computer-algorithms\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pew Research Center just released a report Public Attitudes Toward Computer Algorithms,\u00a0reported by Aaron Smith, on Americans\u2019 concerns about fairness and effectiveness in making important decisions. The report says \u201cThis skepticism spans several dimensions. 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