Algorithmic bias is a well-known and widely-studied phenomenon. At least as far back as the early 2000s, researchers were publishing about it. Perhaps something that should be required reading for programmers.

Picturing algorithmic surveillance: the politics of facial recognition systems https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/20067

The Hidden Biases in Big Data https://hbr.org/2013/04/the-hidden-biases-in-big-data

Police are using software to predict crime. Is it a ‘holy grail’ or biased against minorities? https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-ar...

Automating Judicial Discretion: How Algorithmic Risk Assessments in Pretrial Adjudications Violate Equal Protection Rights on the Basis of Race https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=...

How We Analyzed the COMPAS Recidivism Algorithm https://www.propublica.org/article/how-we-analyzed-the-compa...