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Risk Subdomain
1.1. Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
Risk Domain
- Discrimination and Toxicity
Entity
AI
Timing
Post-deployment
Intent
Unintentional
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A woman was left shocked after googling the phrase 'unprofessional hairstyles at work' and seeing that the results were all pictures of black women.
Bonnie Kamona, from Botswana, posted on Twitter: 'I saw a tweet saying "Google unprofession…

Googling hairstyles is nothing new — many of us often hit up the search engine to find inspiration for our next cut, color, or music festival plait. But, as Mic reports, a recent search for “professional” and “unprofessional” styles, has re…

The subject of women's hair choices in the workplace has long been a fraught topic, and it's infinitely more so for women of color who embrace their natural hair texture. It's the perfect storm of sexism and racism, and it's just the worst.…

Recently, an MBA student named Rosalia discovered something alarming: Googling “unprofessional hairstyles for work” yielded image results mainly of black women with natural hair, while searching for the “professional” ones offered pictures …
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