RonPMexico t1_iu127ye wrote
Reply to comment by chute_amine in Facebook Segments Ads by Race and Age Based on Photos | Ads with teenage girls are mostly directed at men over 55, while white people see fewer ads with Black faces, a new study finds. by chrisdh79
It sounds like your are reducing the efficiency of the model in the name of equality.
chute_amine t1_iu13vjw wrote
Exactly, but what is more important? Revenue or fairness? It’s about finding the right balance. Each project/model has its own level of compromise.
RonPMexico t1_iu144rm wrote
I would say in the long term efficiency will benefit every one more than handicapping systems to provide desired outcomes.
chute_amine t1_iu16o6j wrote
Fair enough. But academia, the big names in tech, the USA, the EU, and I disagree.
RonPMexico t1_iu17ibt wrote
Do you mean big tech as in Facebook or Google ad services. In academia are their engineers and data scientists that prefer nice data over accurate data.
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