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[–] mech@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Data can never be racist.
The decisions which data to collect, how to interpret it and how to act on it can all be racist.
But data is just numbers.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Selection bias plays a strong role in deciding what is racist and what isn't when it comes to data. P hacking and all that fun stuff too