The algorithm has been in place since 2013. I doubt it’s legal. The defense is “our model doesn’t discriminate"
An inability to understand how algorithms exacerbate inequality, even when not specifically programmed to do so, is one of the most distressing competence shortfalls in the public sector.
@axbom.com: Scoop today in Sweden's daily SvD showing how women, especially with foreign backgrounds, are disproportionately incorrectly marked as 'cheaters' by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, when they apply for temporary parental benefit (vab). Yes, by an automated system. www.svd.se/a/Rzmg9x/for...
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