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The Pittsburgh Task Force on Public Algorithms has released recommendations for county and municipal governments that are interested in using automated systems for better decision-making.
The University of Pittsburgh has published new recommendations from its Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security for how governments should use automated decision systems.
A report was released Wednesday that says if that algorithm data is used improperly, it can do more harm than good.
Our recommendations are grounded in a simple truth: Without public trust, these tools are set up to fail.
On today’s episode of The Confluence: The Pittsburgh Task Force on Public Algorithms has published its report on how effective regional local governments’ uses of these systems has been, and what's needed to prevent harmful effects; Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has chosen the companies tasked with the design and construction of a new bridge to replace the collapsed Fern Hollow Bridge; and we speak to a professor of school psychology about how adults can help children navigate changing COVID-19 risk mitigation measures.