Lassoing algorithms: how might ethical inquiry, and creative thinking, make computing algorithms more aligned with the realities of our lives? From the article: 

While there needs to be more diversity on the teams developing software in order to truly take into account the different number of scenarios an algorithm may have to deal with, there’s no straightforward, cut-and-dried solution to every company’s algorithmic issues. But researchers have proposed several potential methods to address algorithmic accountability.

Two areas developing rapidly are related to the front- and backend process, respectively, [Solon] Barocas tells me. The front-end method involves ensuring certain values are encoded and implemented in the algorithmic models that tech companies build. For example, tech companies could ensure that concerns of discrimination and fairness are part of the algorithmic process….

On the backend, you could imagine that developers build the systems and deploy them without being totally sure how they will behave, and unable to anticipate the potential adverse outcomes they might generate. What you would do, Barocas says, is build the system, feed it a bunch of examples, and see how it behaves.

see also https://cihr.eu/eoa2015web/

h/t Pocket Hits