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Real Life MagazineD&S researcher Josh Scannell wrote an extensive analysis of predictive policing algorithms, showing that, while they were not built to be racist, they mirror a racist system. Northpointe’s algorithms will always be racist,... Read on Real Life MagazineAugust 2016 -
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ProPublicaD&S fellow Surya Mattu investigated bias in risk assessments, algorithmically generated scores predicting the likelihood of a person committing a future crime. These scores are increasingly used in courtrooms across America... Read on ProPublicaMay 2016 -
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SlateD&S Researcher Madeleine Clare Elish considers the possibility of a full-on replacement of humans by robots. She argues that this scenario is nowhere near as close as we have been led to believe. Though algorithms can do an... Read on SlateFebruary 2016 -
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ProPublicaLauren Kirchner and D&S fellow Surya Mattu report for ProPublica on the findings of an analysis that contradicts Uber's argument for the surge prices that it charges users. Read on ProPublicaOctober 2015 -
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QuartzData & Society's Intelligence and Autonomy initiative commissioned authors to envision future scenarios for intelligent systems in four domains: medicine, labor, urban design, and warfare. The future scenario around labo... Read on QuartzJuly 2015 -
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ViceData & Society's Intelligence and Autonomy initiative commissioned authors to envision future scenarios for intelligent systems in four domains: medicine, labor, urban design, and warfare. The future scenario around medi... Read on ViceMay 2015 -
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MotherboardData & Society's Intelligence and Autonomy initiative commissioned authors to envision future scenarios for intelligent systems in four domains: medicine, labor, urban design, and warfare. The future scenario around medi... Read on MotherboardMay 2015 -
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Data & SocietyHeld March 24-25, 2015 at Data & Society, the I&A Forum was an in-person intensive working session that used scenarios drawn from science fiction as a means of bringing together experts from a variety of different secto... Read moreMarch 2015 -
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QuartzSelf driving cars are no longer in our distant future, they're here and they're becoming more independent however, D&S fellow Anthony Townsend and NYU colleague, Greg Lindsay argue that this approach is "looking at the wron... Read on QuartzNovember 2014