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Could Counterfactuals Explain Algorithmic Decisions Without Opening the Black Box?
– in EthicsExploring the role of algorithms in our everyday lives, and how a “right to explanation”…
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Of course social media is transforming politics. But it’s not to blame for Brexit and Trump
Mark Zuckerberg has responded with the strange claim that his company does not influence people’s…
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Should there be a better accounting of the algorithms that choose our news for us?
The algorithms technology rely upon create a new type of curated media that can undermine…
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Is Social Media Killing Democracy?
Both the Brexit referendum and US election have revealed the limits of modern democracy, and…
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Alan Turing Institute and OII: Summit on Data Science for Government and Policy Making
Leading policy makers, data scientists and academics came together to discuss how the ATI and…
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P-values are widely used in the social sciences, but often misunderstood: and that’s a problem.
We need to make standards for interpreting p-values more stringent, and also improve transparency in…