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How AI Models Learn Bias From Your Selfies
Episode 101 of AI Ethics with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna dive into the emerging problem of AI systems inferring sensitive attributes like race, gender, and sexual orientation from seemingly innocent selfies. They explore a 2025 Stanford study showing that a standard facial-recognition model could predict political affiliation with 72% accuracy from a single photo. The hosts discuss the rise of 'visual profiling' in hiring, insurance, and lending, where companies use image analysis to make decisions without consent. They also examine a recent lawsuit against a property-insurance startup that…
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