Gender is personal – not computational
- Written by Foad Hamidi, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Should an algorithm try to guess what gender people are by how they look?all_is_magic/Shutterstock.comImagine walking down the street and seeing advertising screens change their content based on how you walk, how you talk, or even the shape of your chest. These screens rely on hidden cameras, microphones and computers to guess if you’re male...