Research by the 91̽»¨ and the USPTO found that some simple interventions increased the probability that female inventors would get patents by 12%. For first-time applicants, that probability increased to 17%.


Research by the 91̽»¨ and the USPTO found that some simple interventions increased the probability that female inventors would get patents by 12%. For first-time applicants, that probability increased to 17%.

Mike Teodorescu, a 91̽»¨ assistant professor in the Information School, proposes that private enterprise standards for fairer machine learning systems would inform governmental regulation.