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Cetic.brMonitoring tools may serve purposes such as protecting assets and trade secrets, controlling costs, enforcing protocols, increasing work efficiency, or guarding against legal liability. Read on Cetic.brJanuary 2021 -
Academic Article
Institute of Network CulturesThis essay conceptualizes study the imbrication as a maxim in researching the role of datasets in producing, distributing, and consuming knowledge. Read on Institute of Network CulturesJanuary 2021 -
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Nieman LabSam Hinds and Janet Haven discuss how we will grapple with trust of text-generating AI tools. Read on Nieman LabDecember 2020 -
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Data & SocietyDavid Robinson discusses an example of an effective application of an algorithm in healthcare. Read moreDecember 2020 -
blog post
PointsJill Lepore and danah boyd discuss how tech can’t fix democracy Read on PointsNovember 2020 -
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Data & SocietyMichele Gilman and Meredith Broussard on everything poverty lawyers need to know about tech, law, and social justice. Read moreOctober 2020 -
Academic Article
PatternsThis paper describes the coupling of machine learning and the social production of risk in general, with specific illustrations drawn from machine learning applications in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read on PatternsOctober 2020 -
event
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Data & SocietyWatch the video of Databite No. 135 on integrating an AI system into clinical healthcare. Read moreSeptember 2020 -
report
Data & SocietyA Study of Integrating AI in Clinical Care Read moreSeptember 2020 -
Academic Article
Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and TransparencyOur study of the history of impact assessments shows that "impacts" are an evaluative construct that enable institutions to identify and ameliorate harms experienced because of a policy decision or system. Read on Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and TransparencySeptember 2020