ProPublica
A US nonprofit investigative journalism organization focused on investigative reporting. It has published an analysis of racial bias in the COMPAS algorithm.
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The fairness standard ProPublica used is "group balance in predictive error rates," while the company that developed COMPAS countered that the system is calibrated on "predictive accuracy" for both groups, i.e., the actual recidivism rate corresponding to a high risk score is roughly the same across races.
ProPublica published an in-depth investigative report exposing that 3M concealed the truth about PFAS contamination for decades.
Multiple U.S. states use risk assessment algorithms such as COMPAS to assist bail and sentencing decisions; the system has been widely criticized since ProPublica revealed in 2016 that it exhibits systematic bias against African Americans.
ProPublica's 2016 investigation found that the COMPAS risk assessment tool systematically overestimates the recidivism risk of African Americans.
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A 2016 ProPublica investigation into the COMPAS algorithm revealed that the system exhibits systematic bias against Black defendants.
60%UnverifiedThe fairness standard ProPublica used is "group balance in predictive error rates," while the company that developed COMPAS countered that the system is calibrated on "predictive accuracy" for both groups, i.e., the actual recidivism rate corresponding to a high risk score is roughly the same across races.
50%UnverifiedMultiple U.S. states use risk assessment algorithms such as COMPAS to assist bail and sentencing decisions; the system has been widely criticized since ProPublica revealed in 2016 that it exhibits systematic bias against African Americans.
50%UnverifiedProPublica's 2016 investigation found that the COMPAS risk assessment tool systematically overestimates the recidivism risk of African Americans.
50%UnverifiedProPublica published an in-depth investigative report exposing that 3M concealed the truth about PFAS contamination for decades.
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