We live in an incredibly complex world. We have different kinds of stimuli and information coming at us from different directions at all times. In order to make sense of it all in quick time and make ...

Himabindu "Hima" Lakkaraju, Edward McFowland III, and Seth Neel are new assistant professors in Technology and Operations Management at Harvard Business School. All three work in artificial ...

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Algorithmic bias is everywhere. Our work with dozens of organizations—healthcare providers, insurers, technology companies, and regulators—has taught us that biased algorithms are deployed throughout ...

At birth, our minds are like blank sponges ready to absorb new information. Then, as we grow up, we may start to let some of what we’ve learned mess with how we take on new information. This is known ...

We all tend to make unconscious judgments about people based on their social identities and the cultural stereotypes that cling to them. But bias can be disastrous for its targets, affecting their ...