SUBJECTIVE BIAS

U.S. companies reducing workplace diversity efforts due to Trump's directive may face increased discrimination lawsuits, as such policies help ensure legal compliance. Experts highlight the potential legal risks of abandoning diversity initiatives, ...

Former European commissioner Thierry Breton said in an interview that it would be "possible" to suspend the platform across the 27-nation bloc. This suggestion follows allegations that X's algorithm was amplifying specific political viewpoints, espe...

Kirti Vardhan Singh said that the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an organisation with a political agenda and the government attaches no credibility to its reports, which misrepresent facts and peddle a motivated narrat...

The BJP and Congress clashed over election speeches. The BJP defended Amit Shah's remarks by citing Nehru's letters and the Mandal Commission's history. The Congress defended Rahul Gandhi's comments, citing news reports as evidence. Both parties acc...

The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) and the department of telecommunications (DoT) are spearheading multiple initiatives to ensure the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) as it becomes ubiquitous across...

The government issued a notice to Wikipedia on Tuesday, expressing concerns over bias, inaccuracies, and the concentration of editorial control among a small group. It also questioned why Wikipedia shouldn't be treated as a publisher rather than an ...

Investors will not always heed the advice that is given, even if it comes after they persuade the other to do so. Confirmation bias is the devil we fight all our lives. We selectively hear whatever confirms the information we already have in our hea...

A Reddit user revealed how hiring managers often reject candidates based on subjective biases rather than skill, citing peculiar reasons like being 'overly confident' or 'too attractive.' The post triggered debate about the fairness of such arbitrar...

Trent, the retailer from the house of Tatas, entered the Nifty today. There’s nothing new about stocks moving in and out of the Nifty – the index rebalances twice a year. But there are times when a stock moving into the Nifty should be looked at car...

An Indian student at the UK's Oxford University has accused the institution of racial bias and harassment. She claims her PhD thesis on Shakespeare was unfairly failed, and that she was forcibly transferred to a Master's program without consent. Bal...

Proximity bias, favoring in-office employees due to their physical presence, has gained prevalence in remote and hybrid work settings. This bias results in decreased job satisfaction and missed career opportunities for remote workers. Addressing thi...

Releasing the technical protocol for the Checking & Verification (C&V) for EVM-VVPATs, as directed by the SC in its April 26 order, the ECI said that aggrieved candidates will be allowed to choose from a vast number of random tests/combination of ma...

??The US State Department's 'Religious Freedom Report 2023' released by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Wednesday noted violent attacks on minority groups, especially Muslims and Christians, including killings, assaults and vandalism of houses...

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addressed the media, stating, "We have noted the release of the US State Department’s report on international religious freedom for 2023. As in the past, the report is deeply biased, lacks an understanding of India's...

A former Meta engineer sued the company for bias in handling Gaza-related content, alleging wrongful termination. Meta faced criticism for suppressing Palestinian support amid the Gaza conflict.

Google's AI-powered search engine now provides instant answers, but errors like fake facts and debunked theories are causing concern. Experts warn of bias, misinformation, and potential dangers, especially in emergency situations.

Artificial intelligence built on mountains of potentially biased information has created a real risk of automating discrimination, but is there any way to re-educate the machines? The huge models on which ChatGPT is built "can't reason about what is...

Daniel Kahneman's work highlights the impact of overconfidence in decision-making processes, urging individuals to combat biases through critical thinking, data-driven analysis, humility, and expert consultations for informed and confident decisions...

Katie Puris said in a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court that her 2022 firing was the culmination of a series of incidents where she reported bias and, in one case, sexual harassment to supervisors and human resources.