Researchers find that COMPAS algorithm, used to determine if a defendant will reoffend, is no better than average person's guess; developer disputes findings (Russell Brandom/The Verge)

Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Researchers find that COMPAS algorithm, used to determine if a defendant will reoffend, is no better than average person's guess; developer disputes findings  —  Our most sophisticated crime-predicting algorithms may not be as good as we thought.  A study published today in Science Advances takes …

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