Cory Doctorow on Nostr: But algorithmic decision tools, overseen by humans, seem to hold out the possibility ...
But algorithmic decision tools, overseen by humans, seem to hold out the possibility of doing the impossible and having both objective fairness *and* subjective discretion. Because it is grounded in computable mathematics, an algorithm is said to be "objective": given two equivalent reports of a parent who may be neglectful, the algorithm will make the same recommendation as to whether to take their children away.
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