While Facebook's internal investigation supposedly found no evidence of this, it made stiff changes to how Trends were surfaced, and moved to a mostly algorithm - driven system to reduce
the potential human bias.
Not exact matches
He cited
potential problems as the use of data without people's knowledge and
bias decision making, such as computers making decisions in
human resources and job applications without fully understanding the criteria.
Among the areas determined to be flawed and in need of more research are: accuracy and error rates of forensic analyses, sources of
potential bias and
human error in interpretation by forensic experts, fingerprints, firearms examination, tool marks, bite marks, impressions (tires, footwear), bloodstain - pattern analysis, handwriting, hair, coatings (for example, paint), chemicals (including drugs), materials (including fibers), fluids, serology, and fire and explosive analysis.
In a recent training with renowned neuroscientist Rick Hanson, he explained that our inherited negativity
bias is an outdated tendency that kept early
humans and
human ancestors alerted to
potential threats in the environment.
I think being aware of the
potential pitfalls of
human nature and the various
biases that we are prone to is a good antidote to our flawed behavioral tendencies, but it doesn't guarantee success.
Paper authors noted in their discussion that there were limitations to interpretations of the study, particularly given the
potential for anthropomorphism (projecting
human traits onto animals) and owner
bias, and that further investigations independent of owner interpretation are required.
NIPCC scientists concluded the IPCC was
biased with respect to making future projections of climate change, discerning a significant
human - induced influence on current and past climatic trends, and evaluating the impacts of
potential carbon dioxide - induced environmental changes on Earth's biosphere.
While it is
human nature to want to «win,» both lawyers and doctors have an ethical obligation to be mindful of
potential biases and external motivations, and do what they can to negate them.