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  • Algorithms, Data Science, New York, Smart Cities

    The Case for a Data-Driven Approach to Tackle Homelessness

    Cities across the globe are finding innovative ways to apply smart technologies to help improve the lives of their citizens and communities. At the Smart Cities New York conference this week, public sector and business leaders will gather to share pain points and best practices. One of those shared struggles...

    By: Amen Ra Mashariki May 8, 2018
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  • Algorithms, GovTech, New York

    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 proposed legislation for transparency in the use of algorithms for city services. Vacca said that the legislation is, to the best of his knowledge, the...

    By: Jessica McKenzie Oct 19, 2017
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  • Algorithms, Tech Culture

    How Meetup Counters Algorithmic Sexism

    Algorithms can easily reflect societal inequalities, but at least one company is trying to build a fair recommendation system.

    By: Jessica McKenzie Oct 6, 2017
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  • Algorithms, Social Media, World

    On Biases in Tech: Facebook’s Evolving Safety Check

    Safety Check—the crisis response tool that allows users to check in as 'safe' on Facebook—has some of its critics still wanting more.

    By: Lila Rimalovski Jul 28, 2016
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  • Algorithms, Design, Social Media, Tech Culture

    Defined by the Filter Bubble

    Zuckerberg, Dorsey, and other social media giants will be remembered, not by their business successes, but by how well they tackle the problem of the filter bubble.

    By: Tom Steinberg Jun 27, 2016
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  • Algorithms, Social Media, Tech Culture

    Who Killed the Hyperlink?

    There is a story in the Quran about a group of Christians who escaped persecution by taking refuge in a cave. There they fell into a very long sleep which they thought only lasted a day or two. But it actually had lasted for centuries. When they woke they were...

    By: Hossein Derakhshan Jun 9, 2016
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  • #PDF15, Algorithms, Civic Tech

    Cathy O’Neil on Weapons of Math Destruction

    Weapons of math destruction are characterized by their opacity, their power, their widespread use, their poor definitions of success, and their engendering of pernicious feedback loops.

    By: Jessica McKenzie May 28, 2015
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