AI and Bias: Can Algorithms Be Made More Democratic?
AI bias and algorithmic fairness are not abstract concerns. Bias in AI exists, and it can be deadly. Yet with the right approach, AI bias and algorithmic fairness can be meaningfully addressed, creating systems that are fairer, more transparent, and democratically accountable. Technological tools do not have to reinforce the very inequalities they might help combat, but only if people and justice are part of the equation.