“Our work suggests that a lot of what we view as gerrymandering may instead result from the complexity of the task. It’s beyond human abilities to perfectly group millions of people into fair districts”https://www.seeker.com/tech/an-unbiased-algorithm-could-help-put-an-end-to-partisan-gerrymandering?utm_content=An+Unbiased+Algorithm+Could+Help+Put+an+End+to+Partisan+Gerrymandering&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social-media …
I'm not sure that's what we're arguing. I think the preprint clarifies our views: https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.04640
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I think it's implicit. Much like with electronic voting machines. People agree on what the machines should do but don't trust that they actually do exactly that.
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The whole point is that we want open source software and an open debate on the results of all redistricting algorithms. See the Discussion section for more details on this.
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Also see where we mention the State of Mexico (a state within Mexico) which already uses a system exactly like our proposal.
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Including an open-source implementation? That would then be a precedent.
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I think you're taking one aspect and neglecting the rest. Even an open source algorithm could create very gerrymandered districts (accidentally or not).
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Key insight: it would not be accidental
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Just as in many states, e.g. Texas they've gone way past their cognitive limits and made it even worse
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I agree it would be great if we could do that. I just don't see how we'll get over the intense partisanship in the US
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