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People have absolutely hated their loan applications being rejected since before ML was being used anywhere near it.

As evidence, let me cite the “computer says no.” sketch from 2004



In 2004, the logic driving such decisions was literally GOFAI: rules engines that fire off responses when certain criteria are met.




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