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It is common for parents who choose to take their children to Children’s Mercy to have them ultimately taken out of their home, Sen. Mike Cierpiot said.

Former social worker Thea Ramirez has developed an artificial intelligence-powered tool that she says helps social service agencies find the best adoptive parents for some of the US’s most vulnerable kids. But an Associated Press investigation has found that the Family-Match algorithm has produced limited results in the states where…

An artificial intelligence-powered tool meant to help social service agencies in adoptions was inspired by online dating. Ex-social worker Thea Ramirez says the algorithm developed by two former eharmony researchers

An AP investigation has found that the algorithm of Family-Match, an AI-powered tool developed by Thea Ramirez, has produced limited results in the states where it has been used, raising questions about the ability of artificial intelligence to solve such enduring human problems

Former social worker Thea Ramirez has developed an artificial intelligence -powered tool that she says helps social service agencies find the best adoptive parents for some of the nation’s most vulnerable kids. Two states dropped the tool with only a few adoptions at the end of their initial pilots. Florida agencies, on the other hand, reported a more positive experience with the algorithm, saying that it assisted them in tapping into a broader pool of prospective parents.

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Former social worker Thea Ramirez has developed an artificial intelligence-powered tool that she says helps social service agencies find the best adoptive parents for some of the nation's most vulnerable kids.

With more than 60 bills finally signed into law and taking effect last month, the Missouri General Assembly returned to the Missouri State Capitol on September 13 for the annual veto session. …

While the state is seeing a reduction in the number of children in Missouri's foster care system, the Children's Division continues to face major staffing challenges.

Department of Social Services leadership testified at a House Children and Families committee hearing Tuesday about issues facing the state’s child welfare agency.