algorithmic fairness Should I use an algorithm here? EFF's 5-point checklist Cory Doctorow

Peter Cavicchia III Palantir has figured out how to make money by using algorithms to ascribe guilt to people, now they're looking for new customers Cory Doctorow

weaponized sorting hats UK police train machine-learning model using Experian data that stereotypes people based on garden size, first names, and postal codes Cory Doctorow

algorithmic discrimination Automating Inequality: using algorithms to create a modern "digital poor-house" Cory Doctorow

empirical facewash Anyone who claims that machine learning will save money in high-stakes government decision-making is lying Cory Doctorow

machine learning engineers How machine learning engineers can detect and debug algorithmic bias Cory Doctorow

Jacky Alciné Two years later, Google solves 'racist algorithm' problem by purging 'gorilla' label from image classifier Cory Doctorow

agdn Statistical proof that voter ID laws are racially discriminatory Cory Doctorow

to opt out just don't have a face The DHS has illegally stuffed America's airports full of $1B worth shitty, malfing facial-recognition tech Cory Doctorow

beep beep #neo-nazis are here "Friendly" apps are good at maximizing engagement, but their context-blindness is a cesspit of algorithmic cruelty Cory Doctorow

predictive policing I Can't Breathe: Matt Taibbi's scorching book on the murder of Eric Garner and the system that let the killers get away with it Cory Doctorow

bias What is bias in machine learning, when does it matter, and what can we do about it? Cory Doctorow

algorithmic guilt Coalition of 100+ tech groups and leaders warn the DHS that "extreme vetting" software will be a worse-than-useless, discriminatory nightmare Cory Doctorow

cancer isn't Jeopardy Watson for Oncology isn't an AI that fights cancer, it's an unproven mechanical turk that represents the guesses of a small group of doctors Cory Doctorow

black boxes Ten recommendations to make AI safe for humanity Cory Doctorow

robots took our jerbs Distinguished scientist on the mistakes pundits make when they predict the future of AI Cory Doctorow

infinite haystacks don't have more needles Trump's spy agencies say AI vendors will sell them needle-detection tools for infinite haystacks Cory Doctorow

civility A (flawed) troll-detection tool maps America's most and least toxic places Cory Doctorow

single payer end-game Big data + private health insurance = game over Cory Doctorow

entropic forces Algorithmic decision-making: an arms-race between entropy, programmers and referees Cory Doctorow