For Labor Day, we’re revisiting a conversation on if, and how, an algorithm can be ethical. Algorithms have evolved into 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.”

Show Notes:

• What to watch in New Hampshire, Rhode Island primaries this week
• Pelosi, Mnuchin plan ‘clean’ CR, but length, other details unclear
• Auchincloss wins primary in Massachusetts’ 4th District
• Capitol Police chief directed weaker look into sexual discrimination claim, attorney says
• Trump administration requests funds for agencies hurt by the pandemic