An AI ethics review identifies that a student loan refinancing model assigns lower interest rates to graduates of highly-ranked universities. Which ethical concern does this MOST directly raise?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
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Here's the deal — b is correct because university prestige strongly correlates with family wealth and socioeconomic status — using it in lending decisions may perpetuate structural class inequality and could correlate with race given historical disparities in elite university access. A is a data volume concern.
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Full Explanation
B is correct because university prestige strongly correlates with family wealth and socioeconomic status — using it in lending decisions may perpetuate structural class inequality and could correlate with race given historical disparities in elite university access. A is a data volume concern. C is a legal/regulatory question but secondary to the ethical concern. D is a competitive fairness concern, not an ethical concern about individual impact.