2020-02-09
In a justice system already biased against black, brown and low-income people, we don't need algorithms making decisions to jail or release people. @mediamobilizing and @mediajustice compiled a nationwide database of these algorithms. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
How predictive algorithms are increasingly being used to set police patrols, prison sentences, and probation rules in the US and Europe
ideally — remove human bias. A recent United Nations report warned that governments risked “stumbling zombie-like into a digital-welfare dystopia."" https://www.nytimes.com/... Kev...
2020-02-08
In a justice system already biased against black, brown and low-income people, we don't need algorithms making decisions to jail or release people. @mediamobilizing and @mediajustice compiled a nationwide database of these algorithms. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
How predictive algorithms are increasingly being used to set police patrols, prison sentences, and probation rules in the US and Europe
Across the United States and Europe, software is making probation decisions and predicting whether teens will commit crime. Opponents want more human oversight. Tweets: @satariano...