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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 -
op-ed
Quartz"In a self-driving car, the control of the vehicle is shared between the driver and the car’s software. How the software behaves is in turn controlled — designed — by the software engineers. It’s no longer true to say that the ... Read on QuartzJuly 2015 -
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