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Did artificial intelligence deny you credit?

  • Written by Anupam Datta, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
imageCan an algorithm explain itself?Robot decision via shutterstock.com

People who apply for a loan from a bank or credit card company, and are turned down, are owed an explanation of why that happened. It’s a good idea – because it can help teach people how to repair their damaged credit – and it’s a federal law, the Equal...

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