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PointsThe Algorithmic Accountability Act is a great first step, and regulators who are tasked with implementing it should take sociotechnical frames into account. "A sociological lens can help illuminate appropriate points of inst... Read on PointsApril 2019 -
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PointsD&S fellow Ravi Shroff examines Cathy O'Neil's analysis of criminal justice algorithms, like predictive policing. "There are a few minor mischaracterizations and omissions in this chapter of Weapons of Math Destruction t... Read on PointsOctober 2016 -
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PointsD&S fellow Mark Ackerman develops a checklist to address the sociotechnical issues demonstrated in Cathy O'Neil's Weapons of Math Destruction. "These checklist items for socio-technical design are all important for polic... Read on PointsOctober 2016 -
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PointsD&S affiliate Angèle Christin writes a response piece to Cathy O'Neil's Weapons of Math Destruction. "One of the most striking findings of my research so far is that there is often a major gap between what the top admini... Read on PointsOctober 2016 -
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Points"Could policies exist to guide what algorithms find relevant? Algorithms depend on data to make recommendations. Could certain cultural metadata be embedded to ensure Canadian content has other pathways of discovery beyond a pl... Read on PointsMay 2016