L.F. DomingoMar 17, 2023
Leon Yin
Three algorithmic risk assessment investigations came out in the span of three weeks by The Markup/LA Times, Wired/Lighthouse, and the AP. Check it!
1. https://themarkup.org/investigation/2023/02/28/l-a-s-scoring-system-for-subsidized-housing-gives-black-and-latino-people-experiencing-homelessness-lower-priority-scores
2. https://wired.com/story/welfare-state-algorithms/
3. https://apnews.com/article/child-protective-services-algorithms-artificial-intelligence-disability-02469a9ad3ed3e9a31ddae68838bc76e
L.A.’s Scoring System for Subsidized Housing Gives Black and Latino People Experiencing Homelessness Lower Priority Scores – The Markup

An investigation by The Markup found racial disparities in L.A.’s intake system for unhoused people

Mar 15, 2023 at 6:41pmWeb
Show threadLeon YinMar 15, 2023
A longer thread on birdsite:
https://twitter.com/LeonYin/status/1636036120633909250
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Show threadCykonotMar 15, 2023
@Leonyin "too poor for healthcare? No housing"
Show threadJim GardnerMar 15, 2023
@Leonyin god, these stories are just so depressing. I really feel for these people who are being so badly affected. The journalists involved in these stories are doing fantastic work.