Wired

Algorithms Were Supposed to Fix the Bail System. They Haven't

If you are booked into jail in New Jersey, a judge will decide whether to hold you until trial or set you free. One factor the judge must weigh: the result from an algorithm called PSA that estimates ...

Cook County's Tax Algorithm Worked As Designed. That Was The Problem

Cook County's machine-learning tax model made assessments fairer, yet homeowner bills soared. The appeals system, not the algorithm, is the culprit.
Wired

The Movement to Hold AI Accountable Gains More Steam

Algorithms play a growing role in our lives, even as their flaws are becoming more apparent: A Michigan man wrongly accused of fraud had to file for bankruptcy; automated screening tools ...
Phys.org

Evidence reveals risk assessment algorithms show bias against Hispanic population

Automated risk assessment has become increasingly popular in the criminal justice system, but a new study published in the American Criminal Law Review assessed the accuracy, validity and predictive ...
Medscape

Novel Algorithm Transforms Echocardiographic Assessment of Heart Filling Pressures

A new algorithm for estimating left ventricular filling pressure (LVFP) by echocardiography reduced indeterminate results to just two cases compared with 38 using previous guidelines, achieving 86% ...
The Conversation

A ‘black box’ AI system has been influencing criminal justice decisions for over two decades – it’s time to open it up

Justice systems around the world are using artificial intelligence (AI) to assess people with criminal convictions. These AI technologies rely on machine learning algorithms and their key purpose is ...
The Conversation

We use big data to sentence criminals. But can the algorithms really tell us what we need to know?

In 2013, a man named Eric L. Loomis was sentenced for eluding police and driving a car without the owner’s consent. When the judge weighed Loomis’ sentence, he considered an array of evidence, ...
MIT Technology Review

What is an “algorithm”? It depends whom you ask

For better accountability, we should shift the focus from the design of these systems to their impact. Describing a decision-making system as an “algorithm” is often a way to deflect accountability ...
Business Wire

GTA Babelfish, LLC Announces New Algorithm Assessment Tool for Investment Managers and Traders

RUTHERFORD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GTA Babelfish,LLC (GTAB), a leader in the Trading Cost Analysis (TCA) and Routing/Venue Analysis (RVA) field, is pleased to announce its new Routing/Venue Analysis ...