Layers of Bias: A Unified Approach for Understanding Problems With Risk Assessment - Laurel Eckhouse, Kristian Lum, Cynthia Conti-Cook, Julie Ciccolini, 2019
Scholars in several fields, including quantitative methodologists, legal scholars, and theoretically oriented criminologists, have launched robust debates about...
Tech whistleblowers like Timnit Gebru can't just move on - Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech
"People have often reported on whistleblowing matter-of-factly as though we did it and moved on with our lives." But that couldn't be further from the truth.
Europe Proposes Strict Rules for Artificial Intelligence
The regulations would have far-reaching implications for tech firms like Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft, which have poured resources into developing the technology.
QAnon adherents and other far-right influencers are making thousands of dollars broadcasting election and vaccine conspiracy theories on the streaming site.
Vaccine Skepticism Was Viewed as a Knowledge Problem. It’s Actually About Gut Beliefs.
Identifying those psychological traits may help health officials convince the sizable minority of Americans who don’t want a coronavirus vaccine. Simply sharing information hasn’t worked.
The Wild West of political data sales can score candidates big money but raise privacy concerns. Here's how one politician is benefiting.
California Democrat Christy Smith, who's running to win one of the nation's most competitive seats, made $55,000 earlier this year from renting supporters' personal information.
Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe
Widely circulating coronavirus variants and persistent hesitancy about vaccines will keep the goal out of reach. The virus is here to stay, but vaccinating the most vulnerable may be enough to restore normalcy.
Colorado skier safety bill fails to make it out of committee vote | VailDaily.com
A bill that would require Colorado ski areas to share safety strategies as well as statistics revealing injuries and fatalities didn’t make it out of a committee vote Thursday in Denver after hours of emotional…
Overdose Deaths Have Surged During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Data Shows
The latest numbers surpass even the yearly tolls during the height of the opioid epidemic and mark a reversal of progress against addiction in recent years.