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blog post
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 -
blog post
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 -
Longform
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 -
blog post
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 -
Academic Article
University of Pennsylvania Law ReviewD&S Affiliate Solon Barocas and Advisors Edward W. Felten and Joel Reidenberg collaborate on a paper outlining the importance of algorithmic accountability and fairness, proposing several tools that can be used when designi... Read on University of Pennsylvania Law ReviewMarch 2016 -
Academic Article
arXivSuresh VenkatasubramanianSorelle FriedlerPhilip D.F. AdlerCasey FalkGabriel RybeckCarlos E ScheideggerBrandon SmithThe ubiquity and power of machine learning models in society to determine and control an increasing number of real-world decisions presents a challenge. D&S fellow Sorelle Friedler and a team of researchers have developed ... Read on arXivFebruary 2016 -
podcast
Radio NZ"Seeta Gangadharan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Open Technology Institute in Washington DC [and a D&S fellow]. She discusses the automated systems, known as algorithms, that are replacing human discretion more and mor... Read on Radio NZFebruary 2015 -
Resource
Data & SocietyThis workshop primer discusses three case studies and explores questions related to the major social, cultural, and ethical tensions that emerge from our society's growing dependence on algorithmic technology. Read moreMarch 2014