JP Morgan Wants to Make Tenant Data Available to Every Landlord – Vice
While a platform like this might make it easier for tenants to pay rent, Story is actually a massive data… read more
Banished for an Unleashed Dog: Airbnb Bans Bewilder Guests and Hosts – Vice
Criminal records have long had a stigmatizing effect, limiting people’s ability to keep a job and lead a decent life,… read more
State of Surveillance – Vice series
This series is made possible with the support of a grant from Columbia University’s Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism… read more
Humans and algorithms work together — so study them together – Nature
To regulate such algorithms and ensure a safe, beneficial role for them in society, researchers must build knowledge in science… read more
False Alarm: How Wisconsin Uses Race and Income to Label Students “High Risk” – The Markup
But after a decade of use and millions of predictions, The Markup has found that DEWS may be incorrectly and… read more
What Happens When Your Social Media Photos End Up in the Hands of Police – The Marshall Project
Two of the cases took place in Detroit, where police have subsequently raised the standards for using facial recognition technology… read more
How Algorithms Are Harming Child Welfare Agencies and the Kids They Serve – Data & Society
Child welfare agencies face unique challenges: They are often criticized when they separate children from their parents and place them… read more
Finally, a realistic roadmap for getting AI companies in check – Vox
One of the absurdities of the current situation is that when AI systems produce harm, it falls to researchers, investigative… read more
If It’s Advertised to You Online, You Probably Shouldn’t Buy It. Here’s Why. – New York Times
But the rise of microtargeting has come with a staggering price tag. “There is limited evidence to suggest that the… read more
It Takes a Small Miracle to Learn Basic Facts About Government Algorithms – The Markup
How a fraud detection algorithm makes its calculations and why it was designed to operate that way aren’t merely questions… read more