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Carey K. Morewedge, Sendhil Mullainathan, Haaya F. Naushan et al., Human bias in algorithm design, 7 Nature Hum. Behav. 1822 (2023).


Abstract: Algorithms are designed to learn user preferences by observing user behaviour. This causes algorithms to fail to reflect user preferences when psychological biases affect user decision making. For algorithms to enhance social welfare, algorithm design needs to be psychologically informed.