
Episode 1157 • • 1:13:50 - 1:16:55
1157: Carbon Captions
Algorithmic Sorting in Insurance and Job Applications
Algorithms are increasingly used to sort resumes and determine insurance risks, often relying heavily on credit scores as a primary data point. This systemic sorting can limit social mobility, leading to calls for data scientists to act as whistleblowers regarding the hidden biases within corporate modeling.
