Seeking fairness in ads: Researcher outlines how 'bias score' could be calculated in online delivery
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 08:30
in Mathematics & Economics
To Internet users, they're an often-ignored nuisance. But to Google, online ads are both big business and a showcase for some serious mathematics. The determination of which ad ultimately shows up on your computer screen is made by an algorithm that considers everything from how much a company pays for an ad to how well its website is designed.