One characteristic of actuarial prediction models
A) is that despite their objectivity they may be racially discriminatory (racial profiling)
B) is that because of their objectivity they avoid racial discrimination
C) is that we can be less concerned about the loss of liberty because the objective restrictions are slight
D) is that they are less ethically troubling when used at an airport where the damage due to an error of prediction may be great.

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Actuarial prediction models, despite being objective in their methodology, can still reflect and perpetuate existing biases in the data they are trained on, including racial discrimination. This is because they often use historical data that may contain biases, leading to outcomes that disproportionately affect certain groups.

One Characteristic of Actuarial Prediction Models