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  1. …in reply to @eric_seufert
    eric_seufert It's a question of consequences and impact right? "The findings suggest that some users had better access to job opportunities or a meaningful difference in access to job opportunities" There's a different consideration when the impact on humans is high...
    1. …in reply to @Chronotope
      eric_seufert This is pretty different from testing of the button color gets more people to click on it. I do see the other side of the argument as well, best described here: nytimes.com/2015/06/21/opinion/sunday/please-corporations-experiment-on-us.html?fb_ref=Default
      1. …in reply to @Chronotope
        eric_seufert In theory, any decision would impact people's lives so a/b testing it is a good idea. In practice though there are entities designed to help create ethical tests and monitor them that could have been engaged in this process. Not all a/b tests are the same.


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