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blog post
PointsWhat does it mean to do “ethics” in the technology industry? We found four overlapping meanings. Read on PointsApril 2020 -
op-ed
The ConversationFaculty Fellow Michele Gilman explains how the use of AI in welfare fraud detection often ends up harming the most vulnerable. Read on The ConversationFebruary 2020 -
blog post
PointsSpeculative fiction about the future of AI systems. Read on PointsAugust 2019 -
event
Data & SocietyAn academic workshop on data-driven technologies in organizational context. Read moreJune 2019 -
event
video
Data & SocietyStephanie Dinkins explores what it means to craft AI developed from small and community-focused data. Read moreJune 2019 -
Longform
Data & SocietyHow can we do less harm to communities of color with the technology we create? In their new paper Advancing Racial Literacy in Tech, Data & Society 2018-19 Fellows Jessie Daniels and Mutale Nkonde and 2017-18 Fellow Dara... Read moreMay 2019 -
op-ed
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 -
blog post
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 -
Academic Article
SSRNIn this paper, authors identify the challenges to integrating fairness into machine learning based systems and suggest next steps. "In this paper, however, we contend that these concepts render technical interventions ineffect... Read on SSRNDecember 2018 -
Academic Article
Criminal Justice and BehaviorData & Society Fellow Cynthia Conti-Cook and co-authors assess the bias involved in risk assessment tools. "In the top layer, we identify challenges to fairness within the risk-assessment models themselves. We explain type... Read on Criminal Justice and BehaviorNovember 2018