Case

Facebook in Myanmar (independent assessment, 2018)

A human-rights impact assessment by BSR, published by Facebook, concluded that before 2018 the company had not done enough to prevent its platform being used to incite offline violence.

Industry
Social media
Frameworks applied
Institutionalist approach to AI governanceFour layers of algorithmic bias
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Frameworks applied

This case is read through the frameworks below.

  • Institutionalist approach to AI governanceWhen setting rules for its AI products, should an AI firm's leadership write its own standards or back binding public law that covers the whole sector?
  • Four layers of algorithmic biasBefore an HR manager adopts an algorithm to screen job applicants, in what ways could it discriminate against candidates, and at which point can each bias be fixed?

Sources

References

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  1. BSR (2018) Human rights impact assessment: Facebook in Myanmar. San Francisco: BSR.No DOIabout.fb.comSource page