Updates and entries from the Algorithm Tips project by @ndiakopoulos, @DanielTrielli, and @gr4celee from the @NorthwesternU Computational Journalism Lab.
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22 Oct 2020
Algorithm Tips is here to help you start investigating algorithms in society. See the website for a database of curated algorithms used across all levels of the US government, as well as our blog and other resources: algorithmtips.org/
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13 Oct 2022
"Tool that evaluates the vulnerability of a public gathering area to a vehicle-ramming style of attack as well as identifies mitigation options..." db.algorithmtips.org/lead/15… via @AlgorithmTips
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16 Aug 2022
COVID-19 Detection Tools Raise Issues About Privacy in Public Health-Related Monitoring — via @AlgorithmTips algorithmtips.org/2022/08/16…
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13 May 2022
The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Use of Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence to Assess Job Applicants and Employees eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/ameri…
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12 May 2022
We need more journalists doing algorithmic accountability reporting!
11 May 2022
On what we should be demanding of journalistic coverage of so-called "AI" systems:
seattletimes.com/opinion/loo…
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25 Feb 2022
Algorithms are playing increasingly extensive roles in our lives. Which means there's a lot to question about how they're used, and a lot of AI to investigate. Get @AlgorithmTips from @ndiakopoulos, @DanielTrielli and Grace Lee at #FOIAFest coming up at 11 a.m.
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15 Feb 2022
👇👇 Should be an amazing event!
15 Feb 2022
Some of the most skilled & thoughtful journalists in the field will share how they go about reporting on AI & surveillance technologies.
Grateful to @MedillSchool & the Computational Journalism Lab for co-sponsoring! @ndiakopoulos
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9 Feb 2022
Want to help the @pulitzercenter understand better how to support journalists in algorithmic accountability reporting? Here's a survey they're running: tfaforms.com/4959328
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Your ability to get a loan, rent a car, or apply for a job shouldn't depend on your skin color, age, or gender. Today I'm introducing my #AlgorithmicAccountabilityAct to bring transparency and accountability to flawed algorithms that impact every aspect of daily life.
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1 Feb 2022
Was such a big document my algorithms choked on it!
1 Feb 2022
In 1986 the US Department of Justice published a 1000 page directory of "Automated Criminal Justice Information Systems" bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/… via @AlgorithmTips
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27 Jan 2022
Check out this great algorithmic accountability reporting event @pulitzercenter is organizing 👇 pulitzercenter.org/event/hol…
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26 Jan 2022
"Statistical model that predicts students’ future academic outcomes based on their prior academic outcomes (such as achievement test scores and attendance) and demographic characteristics" db.algorithmtips.org/lead/13… via @AlgorithmTips
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26 Jan 2022
"Predictive model that mines data from Veteran Health Administration medical records to estimate patient risk of opioid overdose/suicide and to pair risk information with tailored recommendations for mitigation strategies" db.algorithmtips.org/lead/13… via @AlgorithmTips
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18 Jan 2022
Missouri Family Risk Assessment Tool -- used to "determine the likelihood of child abuse or neglect within the next 18 to 24 months" db.algorithmtips.org/lead/12…
18 Jan 2022
Here's a methodology used by GAO to score courthouse operating conditions to prioritize funding for courthouse construction projects. db.algorithmtips.org/lead/13…
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2 Nov 2021
Through the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program, the U.S. Census Bureau provides annual estimates of income and poverty statistics for all school districts, counties, and states in the U.S. db.algorithmtips.org/lead/11…
2 Nov 2021
ShakeCast: a USGS application that automates the delivery and notification of shaking levels at selected facilities db.algorithmtips.org/lead/11…
2 Nov 2021
Lead contamination assessment tool for drinking water based on data from Flint: db.algorithmtips.org/lead/11…
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1 Nov 2021
Algorithms for modeling, mapping, and mitigating wildfire risk: algorithmtips.org/2021/11/01… via @AlgorithmTips
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19 Oct 2021
Help algorithm auditing better by participating in this research!
11 Oct 2021
📢Are you an AI auditor, researcher, or regulator? If so, we want to hear from you! Your thoughts on barriers and best practices in AI auditing will help us shift the ecosystem towards equitable and accountable AI.
Please take our survey here: deloittesurvey.deloitte.com/…