facebook Algorithms try to channel us into repeating our lives Cory Doctorow

class war Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's MIDAS program had a 93% error rate and falsely accused 20,000 workers of unemployment fraud Cory Doctorow

scholarship We need a new science of measurement to figure out when AI is working and why it fails Cory Doctorow

police Predictive policing predicts police harassment, not crime Cory Doctorow

AI Forget Skynet: AI is already making things terrible for people who aren't rich white dudes Cory Doctorow

Business Algorithmic risk-assessment: hiding racism behind "empirical" black boxes Cory Doctorow

Business Paypal refuses to deliver online purchases to UK addresses containing "Isis" Cory Doctorow

music Nintendo claims ownership over fans' Minecraft/Mario mashups Cory Doctorow

google Algorithmic cruelty: when Gmail adds your harasser to your speed-dial Cory Doctorow