Algorithms: Problems and Possible Fixes
October 24, 2018
Algorithms, increasingly used in decision-making across a swath of society, often leave people unable to understand how they worked or why they reached their decisions, in turn leaving those at the mercy of the mathematical creations unable to assess their fairness, says a recent article in Wired. In Issues, an independent research consultant focused on problems that arise when algorithms are used in the criminal justice system, and she proposed improvements including making their inner workings more transparent and subjecting them to independent audit to gauge their real-world impact.