Tag: racial discrimination
AI racism in healthcare – confronting medical bias
It has long been known that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be biased. It can absorb the subconscious belief systems of its programmers. It can also reflect the worldview embedded in the content used to train it.
Stamping out racially charged misconduct
A recent Labour Court judgment reaffirms the court's position to support employers that dismiss employees for racial misconduct, whether casual or brazen.
Human Rights Day is the perfect opportunity to confront ongoing racism
Virtually every aspect of our lives in South Africa has serious need for change. From politics to education, health care, gender issues, workplace culture and productivity, unemployment, corruption, crime, poverty, race relations and the inequality gap.
We are still a nation at war with ourselves, even if...
In 1994, I wrote an article in which I stated that ‘the ‘eggshell issues’ of racial discrimination, bias, prejudice and stereotyping, until now far too sensitive to discuss openly, needed to become the subject of continuous debate at all levels of the organisation.’
Rule of Law Project in court to protect free expression, equality...
Legislation which governs hate speech must be interpreted in line with the constitutional right to freedom of expression, and anyone who is accused, or who accuses others, of hate speech, must be treated equally without regard to their inborn characteristics.
