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davydm
likely just that the people grading the bots were so afraid to be labelled racist that they simply over-scored to compensate
Centigonal
If that were the case wouldn't the same over-scoring be present in the first part of the experiment (where participants were asked about their beliefs around racial stereotypes in general)?
eugeneagyeman
As a corollary, why does there need to be an excuse for this? Maybe it is right, maybe it’s wrong but I’m surprised you’d jump to it must be broken
itake
It’s weird they don’t publish the demographics of the students.
sourcecodeplz
So learning to manage peoples expectations is a key skill when looking for feedback/reviews.
donutshop
Does anybody have more insights into the research itself? The publication was gated for me. Would be nice to see the details and sample size...etc.
hacoo
How did they control for non-racial differences in the bots? In the thumbnail the Black bot looks more trustworthy (to me) because the white bot looks like a creepy baby.
showdeddd
Yes, both the White and Asian bots have a 12 year-old boy hairstyle.