Can – and should – an algorithm be ethical when it comes to financial technology?

Fintech Beat, Ep. 35

Can an algorithm be ethical? (iStock, Getty Images)
Can an algorithm be ethical? (iStock, Getty Images)
Posted January 14, 2020 at 4:00am

Algorithms have evolved into to powerful engines of financial technology. But they don’t always live up to the hype, as algorithmic models fail to take account of basic societal concerns like fairness, privacy and bias. Fintech Beat sits down with Michael Kearns to find out what can be done to make algorithms “ethical.”

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