Oregon will no longer use AI tool for child abuse cases
Officials said the state will no longer use an algorithm to flag potential cases and instead switch to a more racially equitable process.
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Officials said the state will no longer use an algorithm to flag potential cases and instead switch to a more racially equitable process.
Officials will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a process that officials say will make more racially equitable decisions.
Oregon's child welfare agency will shutter its controversial child abuse screening algorithm in June..
The stakes are high – not attending to an allegation could end with a child’s death, but scrutinizing a family’s life could set them up for separation.
Child welfare officials in Oregon will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a new process that officials say will make better, more racially equitable decisions