Hearing on Algorithmic Transparency Reveals Rift in NYC Tech Community
In a packed room at City Hall on Monday, Council Member James Vacca heard testimony from city officials, technologists, and civil rights advocates on his...
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How much it costs to stalk someone with mobile ads; the legislation dividing NYC techies; and more.
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How Digital Inexperience Paid Off in the Trump Campaign
The answer for digital campaigners moving forward isn’t to abandon experiments, testing, and analytics. The answer is to listen better and to continuously test standing assumptions.
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How Meetup Counters Algorithmic Sexism
Algorithms can easily reflect societal inequalities, but at least one company is trying to build a fair recommendation system.