Description: Uber's surge-pricing algorithm which adjusts prices to influence car availability inadvertently caused better service offering such as shorter wait times for majority white neighborhoods.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Uber developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed poor neighborhoods and neighborhoods of color.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
407
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2016-02-03
Editors
Khoa Lam
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
washingtonpost.com · 2016
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The goal of Uber's surge-pricing algorithm is to influence car availability by dynamically adjusting prices. When surge is in effect, and prices are higher, the idea is that the supply of drivers is increased while at the same time demand i…
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