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Title: Harvard Accused of Discrimination Against Asian-Americans
Post by: Lana Reverse on June 15, 2018, 10:37:30 pm
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/us/harvard-asian-enrollment-applicants.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/us/harvard-asian-enrollment-applicants.html)

Leaving aside the racism allegations, the whole idea that people can be ranked on their personality (as perceived by an admissions officer) is bizarre. You might as well just check a box for "hot or not".
Title: Re: Harvard Accused of Discrimination Against Asian-Americans
Post by: dpareja on June 15, 2018, 11:21:49 pm
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/us/harvard-asian-enrollment-applicants.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/us/harvard-asian-enrollment-applicants.html)

Leaving aside the racism allegations, the whole idea that people can be ranked on their personality (as perceived by an admissions officer) is bizarre. You might as well just check a box for "hot or not".

Yeah, but the President does that, so it's not illegal. :P :P
Title: Re: Harvard Accused of Discrimination Against Asian-Americans
Post by: RavynousHunter on June 16, 2018, 10:11:38 am
Pfft, silly Lana, thinking we'd leave the determination of "hot or not" to fallible, biased humans.  That's why we developed neural networks.