Algorithm Tips @AlgorithmTips

Updates and entries from the Algorithm Tips project by @ndiakopoulos, @DanielTrielli, and @gr4celee from the @NorthwesternU Computational Journalism Lab. algorithmtips.org Northwestern University Joined October 2020

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Nicholas Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos

3 years ago

"Tool that evaluates the vulnerability of a public gathering area to a vehicle-ramming style of attack as well as identifies mitigation options..." db.algorithmtips.org/lead/158250 via @AlgorithmTips

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Nicholas Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos

3 years ago

COVID-19 Detection Tools Raise Issues About Privacy in Public Health-Related Monitoring — via ⁦@AlgorithmTips⁩ algorithmtips.org/2022/08/16/cov…

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Nicholas Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos

3 years ago

The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Use of Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence to Assess Job Applicants and Employees eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/…

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Nicholas Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos

3 years ago

We need more journalists doing algorithmic accountability reporting!

@emilymbender.bsky.social @emilymbender

3 years ago

We need more journalists doing algorithmic accountability reporting!

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Amanda Vinicky @AmandaVinicky

4 years ago

Algorithms are playing increasingly extensive roles in our lives. Which means there's a lot to question about how they're used, and a lot of AI to investigate. Get @AlgorithmTips from @ndiakopoulos, @DanielTrielli and Grace Lee at #FOIAFest coming up at 11 a.m.

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Algorithm Tips @AlgorithmTips

4 years ago

👇👇 Should be an amazing event!

Marina Walker @MarinaWalkerG

4 years ago

👇👇 Should be an amazing event!

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Nicholas Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos

4 years ago

Want to help the @pulitzercenter understand better how to support journalists in algorithmic accountability reporting? Here's a survey they're running: tfaforms.com/4959328

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Ron Wyden @RonWyden

4 years ago

Your ability to get a loan, rent a car, or apply for a job shouldn't depend on your skin color, age, or gender. Today I'm introducing my #AlgorithmicAccountabilityAct to bring transparency and accountability to flawed algorithms that impact every aspect of daily life.

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Algorithm Tips @AlgorithmTips

4 years ago

Was such a big document my algorithms choked on it!

Nicholas Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos

4 years ago

Was such a big document my algorithms choked on it!

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Nicholas Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos

4 years ago

Check out this great algorithmic accountability reporting event @pulitzercenter is organizing 👇 pulitzercenter.org/event/holding-…

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Nicholas Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos

4 years ago

"Statistical model that predicts students’ future academic outcomes based on their prior academic outcomes (such as achievement test scores and attendance) and demographic characteristics" db.algorithmtips.org/lead/130195 via @AlgorithmTips

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Nicholas Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos

4 years ago

"Predictive model that mines data from Veteran Health Administration medical records to estimate patient risk of opioid overdose/suicide and to pair risk information with tailored recommendations for mitigation strategies" db.algorithmtips.org/lead/130134 via @AlgorithmTips

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Algorithm Tips @AlgorithmTips

4 years ago

Missouri Family Risk Assessment Tool -- used to "determine the likelihood of child abuse or neglect within the next 18 to 24 months" db.algorithmtips.org/lead/129189

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Algorithm Tips @AlgorithmTips

4 years ago

Here's a methodology used by GAO to score courthouse operating conditions to prioritize funding for courthouse construction projects. db.algorithmtips.org/lead/130155

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Algorithm Tips @AlgorithmTips

4 years ago

Through the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program, the U.S. Census Bureau provides annual estimates of income and poverty statistics for all school districts, counties, and states in the U.S. db.algorithmtips.org/lead/116846