Algorithm Tips
@AlgorithmTips
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Updates and entries from the Algorithm Tips project by @ndiakopoulos, @DanielTrielli, and @gr4celee from the @NorthwesternU Computational Journalism Lab.
Northwestern University
Joined October 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:
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"Tool that evaluates the vulnerability of a public gathering area to a vehicle-ramming style of attack as well as identifies mitigation options..." https://t.co/CnJhbOjdBF via @AlgorithmTips
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COVID-19 Detection Tools Raise Issues About Privacy in Public Health-Related Monitoring — via @AlgorithmTips
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The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Use of Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence to Assess Job Applicants and Employees
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We need more journalists doing algorithmic accountability reporting!
On what we should be demanding of journalistic coverage of so-called "AI" systems: https://t.co/7YYD3QxI7R
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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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👇👇 Should be an amazing event!
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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Want to help the @pulitzercenter understand better how to support journalists in algorithmic accountability reporting? Here's a survey they're running:
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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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Was such a big document my algorithms choked on it!
In 1986 the US Department of Justice published a 1000 page directory of "Automated Criminal Justice Information Systems" https://t.co/ONYW8ol0JI via @AlgorithmTips
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Check out this great algorithmic accountability reporting event @pulitzercenter is organizing 👇
pulitzercenter.org
Join the Pulitzer Center, Northwestern University, and NU’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications for a virtual conversation on AI accountability reporting on...
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"Statistical model that predicts students’ future academic outcomes based on their prior academic outcomes (such as achievement test scores and attendance) and demographic characteristics" https://t.co/27E4vvvcii via @AlgorithmTips
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"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" https://t.co/8G6RX91AKM via @AlgorithmTips
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Missouri Family Risk Assessment Tool -- used to "determine the likelihood of child abuse or neglect within the next 18 to 24 months"
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Here's a methodology used by GAO to score courthouse operating conditions to prioritize funding for courthouse construction projects.
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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.
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ShakeCast: a USGS application that automates the delivery and notification of shaking levels at selected facilities
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Lead contamination assessment tool for drinking water based on data from Flint:
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Algorithms for modeling, mapping, and mitigating wildfire risk: https://t.co/SXAx51yq3H via @AlgorithmTips
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Help algorithm auditing better by participating in this research!
📢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:
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