Algorithms Quietly Run the City of DC—and Maybe Your Hometown

by Khari Johnson, Wired: A new report finds that municipal agencies in Washington deploy dozens of automated decision systems, often without residents’ knowledge. WASHINGTON, DC, IS the home base of the most powerful government on earth. It’s also home to 690,000 people—and 29 obscure algorithms that shape their lives. City agencies use automation to screen housing […]

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