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Summary
This text critiques the reliance on "mechanical objectivity" and algorithms in legal and social domains, drawing parallels to the history of science. It warns against the dangers of proprietary "black box" algorithms in criminal justice, citing issues with trade secrets impeding fair defense and the potential for algorithmic bias to serve as a proxy for race.
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| Goethe | ||
| Rebecca Wexler |
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| Yale Law School Information Society Project | ||
| Kodak | ||
| Ilford | ||
| House Oversight Committee |
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World War II
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Key Quotes (3)
"Better a machine, it is argued, than the vagaries of a judge’s judgment."Source
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"Proving things with unopenable black boxes can be a dangerous game for scientists, and doubly so for criminal justice."Source
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"Predictive analytics predicated on mechanical objectivity comes at a price."Source
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