seems like he did it *because* the other system was biased.pic.twitter.com/Kk3SjGoFM6
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seems like he did it *because* the other system was biased.pic.twitter.com/Kk3SjGoFM6
The lack of any proper guidelines re: use of ML for this is terrifying, even when it's a non-profit :Shttps://twitter.com/Smerity/status/759821519690174464 …
Similar cases elsewhere have for-profits hiding behind "proprietary algorithms". Potentially flawed systems w/ no scrutiny...
Current system=de facto debtors' prison. Structural biases vs blacks now overwhelming http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/barred-from-freedom-how-pretrial-detention-ruins-lives/Content?oid=2187112&showFullText=true …
SF's algorithm is only being used to make pretrial release decisions, not sentencing decisions.
the tool we are using was developed by a non-profit, the @LJA_Foundation, & the factors they utilize are public
we use risk assessment tool in lieu of $ bail since ability 2 pay not an indicator of likelihood 2 reoffend
those w/little risk of re-offending, & likely 2 appear 4 trial, shldn't b in jail because they can't make bail.
=Data-driven psa tools can save jdxs $ on pretrial incarceration costs &contribute 2 notions of social justice
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