A big step towards countering discriminatory algorithms is being able to understand them. This is easier said than done, since the way proprietary algorithms work is usually a closely guarded secret, ...

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Algorithms, which are just sets of instructions expressed in code, are harder to restrict than physical goods. But governments, including the U.S., have long tried to prevent their export. The ...