Data Points Podcast Episode 46 – Algorithms, Law, and Openness

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Data Points Podcast Episode 46 – Algorithms, Law, and Openness

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Dec 7, 2017

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Many people know about algorithms. But we often don’t know much about them and how they work. In Episode 39 Weapons of Math Destruction, guest Cathy O’Neill described the basics of applications of algorithms in government. Today,

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Dec 7, 2017

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Data Points Podcast Episode 46 – Algorithms, Law, and Openness

Data Points Podcast Episode 46 – Algorithms, Law, and Openness

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