Washington, DC, is the home base of the most powerful government on earth. It’s also home to 690,000 people—and 29 obscure algorithms that shape their lives. City agencies use automation to screen ...
The New York City Council last week passed the Algorithmic Accountability Bill, which mandates “the creation of a task force that provides recommendations on how information on agency automated ...
Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. The New York City Council Committee for Technology meeting on Monday was the most attended hearing in the committee’s recent ...
Anyone who’s ever been stuck in stop-and-go traffic would be happy to tell you that congestion is a waste of time. But the true scale of the waste is difficult to comprehend. It’s estimated that ...
A controversial policing tactic in Pittsburgh has been discontinued following concerns that it might help perpetuate systemic inequalities by increasing police presence in neighborhoods that are ...
A New York City councilwoman wants to take the opaqueness out of algorithms used in job recruitment. Laurie Cumbo's proposal, presented to the New York City Council, would require employers and ...
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