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MediumThe net result of this batshit crazy election cycle is a Distributed Denial of Service attack on democracy. Like a webserver brought to its figurative knees by an endless flood of malformed requests, we are beginning to melt do... Read on MediumNovember 2016 -
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PointsD&S fellow Anne L. Washington published a Points piece responding to Cathy O'Neil's Weapons of Math Destruction. "Complex models with high stakes require rigorous periodic taste tests. Unfortunately most organizations us... Read on PointsOctober 2016 -
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PointsJennifer Wortman Vaughan and Hanna Wallach discuss AI, uncertainty, and why you should vote no matter what predictions say. Read on PointsOctober 2016 -
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PointsD&S practitioner-in-residence Mark Van Hollebeke discusses Weapons of Math Destruction in this Points piece. "O’Neil’s analysis doesn’t just apply to mathematical models; it applies to societal models. Most of the WMDs t... Read on PointsOctober 2016 -
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BackchannelD&S advisor Susan Crawford discusses the internet shutdown of October 21. Without the directional signs in place, suddenly huge numbers of sites couldn’t be found. Who knew the Internet of Things could have such a big effe... Read on BackchannelOctober 2016 -
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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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PointsD&S researcher Josh Scannell responds to Georgetown Center on Privacy & Technology's "The Perpetual Line-Up" study. "Reports like 'The Perpetual Line-Up' force a fundamental question: What do we want technologies lik... Read on PointsOctober 2016 -
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Dmlcentral.netD&S researcher Claire Fontaine looks at how school performance data can lead to segregation. In our technocratic society, we are predisposed toward privileging the quantitative. So, we need to find ways to highlight what i... Read on Dmlcentral.netOctober 2016