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A book to support the INFO 200 Intellectual Foundations of Information course.
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History of credit scores #89

Open amyjko opened 1 year ago

amyjko commented 1 year ago

This was an excellent and fascinating history of the nuances of "bias" in access to credit, and the role of data and algorithms in it.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/throughline/id1451109634?i=1000611644274

Ultimately, it's a story of faster and cheaper credit decisions by computer instead of person.