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Undark

@undarkmag
10 posts
2020-06-08
The automated system in Michigan is “a case study in all the ways an algorithm can go wrong,” says Michele Gilman, a professor at @ubaltlaw. “The citizens shouldn't be the guinea pigs in testing whether the systems work.” https://undark.org/...
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Undark Magazine

After rolling out a flawed automated system in 2014, Michigan falsely charged thousands with unemployment fraud and collected millions in fines

REPUBLISH … I N 2014, Carmelita Colvin was living just north of Detroit and taking classes at a local college, when she received a letter … Tweets: @undarkmag , @undarkmag , @undar...

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Amid later outcry, the agency later ran a partial audit and admitted that 93 percent of the changes had been erroneous — yet the agency had already taken millions from people and failed to repay them for years. https://undark.org/...
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Undark Magazine

After rolling out a flawed automated system in 2014, Michigan falsely charged thousands with unemployment fraud and collected millions in fines

REPUBLISH … I N 2014, Carmelita Colvin was living just north of Detroit and taking classes at a local college, when she received a letter … Tweets: @undarkmag , @undarkmag , @undar...

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In many cases, governments are hiring private companies to build automated systems, and since the companies want to protect their intellectual property, they sometimes hide details of how the products work. https://undark.org/...
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Undark Magazine

After rolling out a flawed automated system in 2014, Michigan falsely charged thousands with unemployment fraud and collected millions in fines

REPUBLISH … I N 2014, Carmelita Colvin was living just north of Detroit and taking classes at a local college, when she received a letter … Tweets: @undarkmag , @undarkmag , @undar...

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Nearly half the states in the U.S. have modernized the software for their unemployment insurance systems. In many cases, these updates actually help claimants more easily file for benefits. But this is not always the case. https://undark.org/...
2020-06-08 View on X
Undark Magazine

After rolling out a flawed automated system in 2014, Michigan falsely charged thousands with unemployment fraud and collected millions in fines

REPUBLISH … I N 2014, Carmelita Colvin was living just north of Detroit and taking classes at a local college, when she received a letter … Tweets: @undarkmag , @undarkmag , @undar...

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While the agency says it repaid $21 million, attorneys in the class-action lawsuits argue that this doesn't account for all of the damages. People suffered long-term harm — many came out with damaged credit and lost job opportunities and homes. https://undark.org/...
2020-06-08 View on X
Undark Magazine

After rolling out a flawed automated system in 2014, Michigan falsely charged thousands with unemployment fraud and collected millions in fines

REPUBLISH … I N 2014, Carmelita Colvin was living just north of Detroit and taking classes at a local college, when she received a letter … Tweets: @undarkmag , @undarkmag , @undar...

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Government use of automated systems is on the rise in many domains. But the people who use the algorithms don't always understand how they work, and the functions are even murkier to the public. https://undark.org/...
2020-06-08 View on X
Undark Magazine

After rolling out a flawed automated system in 2014, Michigan falsely charged thousands with unemployment fraud and collected millions in fines

REPUBLISH … I N 2014, Carmelita Colvin was living just north of Detroit and taking classes at a local college, when she received a letter … Tweets: @undarkmag , @undarkmag , @undar...

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“These types of tools can be used to inform human judgment, but they should never be replacing human beings,” said Frank Pasquale, a professor of law at the University of Maryland who studies accountability in the use of opaque algorithms. https://undark.org/...
2020-06-08 View on X
Undark Magazine

After rolling out a flawed automated system in 2014, Michigan falsely charged thousands with unemployment fraud and collected millions in fines

REPUBLISH … I N 2014, Carmelita Colvin was living just north of Detroit and taking classes at a local college, when she received a letter … Tweets: @undarkmag , @undarkmag , @undar...

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Many of those charged falsely with unemployment fraud came out with damaged credit and lost job opportunities and homes. More than a thousand filed for bankruptcy. https://undark.org/...
2020-06-08 View on X
Undark Magazine

After rolling out a flawed automated system in 2014, Michigan falsely charged thousands with unemployment fraud and collected millions in fines

REPUBLISH … I N 2014, Carmelita Colvin was living just north of Detroit and taking classes at a local college, when she received a letter … Tweets: @undarkmag , @undarkmag , @undar...

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Over a two-year period, the agency falsely charged more than 40,000 people, billing them about five times the original benefits, which included repayment and fines of 400 percent plus interest. https://undark.org/...
2020-06-08 View on X
Undark Magazine

After rolling out a flawed automated system in 2014, Michigan falsely charged thousands with unemployment fraud and collected millions in fines

REPUBLISH … I N 2014, Carmelita Colvin was living just north of Detroit and taking classes at a local college, when she received a letter … Tweets: @undarkmag , @undarkmag , @undar...

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2020-05-10
The company is backing a wide range of efforts, from funding a clinical trial of blood plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients to delivering at-home coronavirus tests to health workers and others in the U.K. (By @erbrod for @statnews) (17/17) https://www.statnews.com/...
2020-05-10 View on X
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An overview of Amazon's efforts to fight COVID-19, from lending its staff expertise to funding research/clinical trials, and shipping at-home diagnostic tests

Shipping behemoth Amazon is increasingly throwing its weight into the pandemic response, sharing its staff's web and research design expertise … Tweets: @statnews , @undarkmag , an...

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