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The Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"

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screenshot of text "Imagine appearing for a job interview and, without saying a single word, being told that you are not getting the role because your face didn’t fit. You would assume discrimination, and might even contemplate litigation.But what if bias was not the reason? What if your face gave genuinely useful clues about your probable performance at work? That question is at the heart of a recent research"

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screenshot of text "a shorter one. Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic than processes which reward, say, educational attainment. Kelly Shue of the Yale School of Management, one of the new paper’s authors, says they are now looking at whether AI facial analysis can give lenders useful clues about a person’s propensity to repay loans. For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing."

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I get it, my comment was more of a long form insult to the idiots of the world that even a batshit insane person can tell something is wrong with them.

completely agree it's a culture problem. honestly, Americans have always been like this but things like "reality TV" and online "content creators" have lowered the thresholds of what is socially acceptable. if anything, the privatization and capitalization of the internet only increased the pace in which the transformation of our society happened.

I fear the only options available to rectify these issues with the culture will be damaging to not just society at large, but to individuals as well.

[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 2 points 2 weeks ago

You are rapidly approaching the point, if you haven't already crossed it I mean, where the only solution to your nation's culture rot will involve a lot of bloodshed. There is a very deep sickness in the USA that may not be fixable without extreme measures if it's not handled quickly.