The article is confusing a prior with a bias. They aren't the same thing. A prior is a belief you hold before any evidence is present. A bias is a failure to properly update your beliefs after obtaining evidence.
Believing a woman at a tech conference is a recruiter (before interacting with her) is merely a prior. In my experience it's also a reasonably accurate one. If one were to fail to change that opinion after a woman claims she is a developer, that would be a bias.
Believing a woman at a tech conference is a recruiter (before interacting with her) is merely a prior. In my experience it's also a reasonably accurate one. If one were to fail to change that opinion after a woman claims she is a developer, that would be a bias.