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The Globe and MailThe new-found power of gig economy workers. Read on The Globe and MailJune 2020 -
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Slate2017-2018 Fellow Jeanna Matthews and Research Analyst Kinjal Dave respond to Deji Olukotun's story about an algorithmic tennis match. "The answer can’t be derived from the past alone: It depends on what we collectively decide... Read on SlateAugust 2018 -
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MIT Technology ReviewD&S affiliate Sorelle Friedler, with Nicholas Diakopoulos, discuss five principles to hold algorithmic systems accountable. Recent investigations show that risk assessment algorithms can be racially biased, generating scor... Read on MIT Technology ReviewNovember 2016 -
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SlateD&S researcher Madeleine Clare Elish discusses the complexities of error in automated systems. Elish argues that the human role in automated systems has become 'the weak link, rather than the point of stability'. We need t... Read on SlateJune 2016 -
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Quartz"In a self-driving car, the control of the vehicle is shared between the driver and the car’s software. How the software behaves is in turn controlled — designed — by the software engineers. It’s no longer true to say that the ... Read on QuartzJuly 2015