As with many other vital terms, "Algorithmic Bias" has been politically appropriated:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmic_bias On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 3:18 PM Matt Mahoney <[email protected]> wrote: > Algorithmic bias, as I learned the term, means the finite subset of models > that a learning algorithm is capable of learning. For instance, a linear > regression algorithm, which predicts (x,y) points given x and a training > set, can only construct models of the form y = mx + b after learning the > two parameters m and b. There may be other functions that fit the data > better, but we cannot search all of them, or even all of those with > description lengths smaller than the training data, because Kolmogorov > complexity (and therefore AIXI) are not computable. It is impossible to > have an unbiased algorithm like AIXI. > > Ethical AI means one that won't launch an unfriendly singularity. It could > also mean an algorithm that fails to predict human behavior given their > ethnic group or gender. We really don't need to worry about the first case > for a long time. The second case seems unavoidable, and suppressing > research is likely to perpetuate racism and sexism in humans. Shaming > researchers and denying that there are differences doesn't make the facts > go away. > > On Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 11:30 AM James Bowery <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Here's an example of what I mean by AIXI being valuable in practice: >> >> NVIDIA is now coupling their terms of service with the following >> injunction to AI developers that they avoid "algorithmic bias". >> >> Ethical AI >>> NVIDIA’s platforms and application frameworks enable developers to build >>> a wide array of AI applications. Consider potential algorithmic bias when >>> choosing or creating the models being deployed. Work with the model’s >>> developer to ensure that it meets the requirements for the relevant >>> industry and use case; that the necessary instruction and documentation are >>> provided to understand error rates, confidence intervals, and results; and >>> that the model is being used under the conditions and in the manner >>> intended. >> >> >> Well well well... just what _exactly_ is "algorithmic bias"? Huh? Who >> decides what is "algorithmic bias"? How do we prevent bias in the decision >> of what constitutes "algorithmic bias"? >> >> Ockham's Razor as rigorously formalized by the size prior of AIXI's AIT >> subtheory is useful to sweep away the egregious politicization of the >> phrase "algorithmic bias". Note that this practical benefit is an >> _application_ of the advance in the philosophy of science represented by >> algorithmic information theory. >> >> Until someone comes along and offers as clearly defined (ie: Not "Not >> even wrong!") philosophy of science, those wielding influence in the field >> of "algorithmic bias" are being UNETHICAL in failing to advance lossless >> compression as the most unbiased model selection criterion. >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 9:42 AM James Bowery <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> While I agree that the value of a theory is to be found in its >>> contribution to practice, you are underestimating the value of AIXI in this >>> regard. Of course, you are far from alone and there is that old saw >>> "safety in numbers." >>> >>> I simply assumed that the premiere AGI theory, which AIXI _is_, would be >>> sufficiently familiar to the denizens of an "AGI" group to sustain the use >>> of acronyms for its two sub-theories. >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 5:33 AM John Rose <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> So with SDT you were alluding to AIXI Sequential Decision Theory.... >>>> sorry suffering from acronym overload here, need to rewind the Turing tape. >>>> >>> *Artificial General Intelligence List <https://agi.topicbox.com/latest>* > / AGI / see discussions <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi> + > participants <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/members> + delivery > options <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription> Permalink > <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T5bda8b8be25887f8-Md55a4e50bd98aa2bf2ba1aed> > ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T5bda8b8be25887f8-Ma71d53b4ff76a0d5b2f1dc80 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
