Rebecca Wexler

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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.

Academic or legal text page
2025-11-19

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This document is page 163 of a House Oversight production (Bates HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016383). It contains the text of an academic or philosophical essay discussing the dangers of 'mechanical objectivity' and the use of algorithms ('algorists') in criminal justice sentencing. The author argues against relying on 'black box' algorithms that hide trade secrets, citing Rebecca Wexler's 2018 work on intellectual property in the criminal justice system and drawing parallels to historical issues in physics with Kodak and Ilford film.

Academic essay / legal article (house oversight document)
2025-11-19
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