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"Computer programmed decision making" is anything but transparent currently. Just look at the example of Northpointe, Inc.'s COMPAS ("Correctional Offender Mana

"Computer programmed decision making" is anything but transparent currently. Just look at the example of Northpointe, Inc.'s COMPAS ("Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions") tool, which purports to measure recidivism risk. Even under threat of lawsuit, Northpointe refused to reveal the underlying source because it is a "protected trade secret."[1] Are judges biased? Of course, and that is not acceptable. However, the answer is not to surrender our system of justice to unaccountable commercial actors. 1. https://www.uclalawreview.org/injustice-ex-machina-predictive-algorithms-in-criminal-sentencing/ https://www.uclalawreview.org/injustice-ex-machina-predictiv...

pyuser583 5y ago
“Compas” was also the name of the test used by Wisconsin community colleges to assess students. It was legally required that all community college students take it, even if they were only taking a single course. It seemed like a really corrupt arrangement. Want to take a language class to complete a high school requirement? You have to pay $100 to a for profit company to assess your math skills. Seems community colleges no longer use a test branded as “Compas”. Edit: it was “Compass” and discontinued in 2015 over concerns of its accuracy. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/06/18/act-drops-popular-compass-placement-test-acknowledging-its-predictive-limits https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/06/18/act-drops-pop...