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Nieman LabSam Hinds and Janet Haven discuss how we will grapple with trust of text-generating AI tools. Read on Nieman LabDecember 2020 -
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SlateThe best way to describe what automation means today might be: machines upfront, people in the back. Read on SlateApril 2020 -
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The New York TimesThe Algorithmic Accountability Act is a step forward, but there's still room for improvement. Postdoctoral Scholar Andrew Selbst and Margot Kaminski explain. "The bill is a meaningful first step in addressing the problems ... Read on The New York TimesMay 2019 -
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The New York TimesBuilding off the research for her book Uberland: How Algorithms are Rewriting the Rules of Work, Data & Society Researcher Alex Rosenblat explains algorithmic management in the gig-economy. "Data and algorithms are present... Read on The New York TimesOctober 2018 -
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NatureD&S affiliate Kate Crawford, with Ryan Calo, wrote this piece discussing risks in AI. Artificial intelligence presents a cultural shift as much as a technical one. This is similar to technological inflection points of the ... Read on NatureOctober 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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New York TimesIn this op-ed, Data & Society fellow Seeta Peña Gangadharan addresses the question "Can Crime Be Ethically Predicted?" and argues that bias is inherent in the technical systems used in predictive policing leading to "fundam... Read on New York TimesNovember 2015 -
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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