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Justice by Algorithm: Are Artificial Intelligence Risk Assessment Tools Biased Against Minorities?

Conklin, Michael and Wu, Jun, Justice by Algorithm: Are Artificial Intelligence Risk Assessment Tools Biased Against Minorities? (June 30, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3877686 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3877686 “This is a review of Katherine B. Forrest’s new book When Machines Can Be Judge, Jury, and Executioner. The book does an excellent job discussing issues of fairness and …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Courts, Legal Research

These Are the Workers Who Kept New York Alive in Its Darkest Months

The New York Times: “The city’s 2.5 million service workers were at the center of the pandemic as it ravaged New York. Some kept the city running, often at risk to their own lives. Others found themselves unemployed indefinitely in one of the most expensive cities in the country. A haircut, breakfast on-the-go, a yoga …

Subjects: Economy, Health Care

DuckDuckGo’s new email privacy service forwards tracker-free messages

Bleeping Computer: “DuckDuckGo is rolling out an email privacy feature that strips incoming messages of trackers that can help profile you for better profiling and ad targeting. Users of the service get a free “@duck.com” email address that cleans messages of trackers and forwards them to your normal inbox. Currently in private beta, DuckDuckGo’s Email …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Mail, Internet, Privacy, Search Engines

New CDC map shows most vulnerable U.S. areas with low vaccination rates

Fast Company – “Delta is wreaking havoc among communities where vaccination rates are low. This map shows you how your county ranks. Earlier this month, the delta variant of Sars-CoV-2, the virus that caused COVID-19, became dominant in the United States with just over 50% of all new Covid-19 cases being caused by it. Now …

Subjects: E-Government, Economy, Education, Health Care, Knowledge Management

11 Things Your Laptop Can Do That You Might Not Know About

Gizmodo: “Don’t miss out on any of the tricks that Windows and macOS are capable of. Most of us have been using a laptop to work and play for years and years, but aside from your well-worn routines, have you actually explored every utility and feature that would make your life easier? Are you sure? …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Knowledge Management, PC Security

State of the Global Workplace

Gallup – A global pandemic. And its impact on global engagement, stress and the workforce. COVID-19 Impact – 45% of people say their own life has been affected “a lot” by the coronavirus situation. Although not surprising, leaders need to focus on employee engagement and well being to build organizational resilience for tomorrow’s workplace. Employee …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Health Care

House Bill Would Create Long-Awaited Software and Data Roles at Federal Agencies

NextGov: “The federal government would finally be able to hire specifically for “software development,” “software engineering,” “data management,” and “knowledge management” positions under new legislation before the House. Over multiple administrations, the federal government has tried to get better at hiring and retaining tech-savvy employees but continues to meet challenges, including the lack of specific …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legislation

Google Maps now tells you how packed your train will be

ZDNet: “Google is using artificial intelligence to improve Google Maps’ ability to help commuters understand how busy the public transport on their journey will be. Google is trialling new carriage-level Maps ‘crowdedness prediction’ technology in New York and Sydney, where it will attempt to show the real-time state of each carriage. The feature relies on …

Subjects: AI, Search Engines, Transportation

How to copy and paste items with the Microsoft Office clipboard

Tech Republic: “Windows has always come with its own clipboard for copying and pasting items, and Windows 10 even offers a cloud clipboard to store multiple items and sync them across different computers. But Microsoft Office also has its own clipboard that can help you when you’re working with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Chess Sets, a Brief Respite from a Harsh Reality

Bearing Witness – Stories behind the artifacts in the Yad Vashem Museum Collection – “Preserved in the Artifacts Collection of Yad Vashem’s Museum are approximately twenty chess sets that were used by Jews during the Holocaust. Some were crafted during the war, others were made before the war and taken with Jews who were deported from …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Legal Research

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