Atlas Lab @AtlasLabHQ

An educational resource for lawyers to learn about automated decision making technologies & a resource to cultivate collective strategies for AI cases globally atlaslab.org Joined October 2020

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Atlas Lab @AtlasLabHQ

5 years ago

In 2016, the Wisconsin Supr. Crt examined a #riskscoring #algorithm that was being used by sentencing courts: #COMPAS 📋📉⚖️ It highlighted threats posed by such tools to the fairness of sentencing decisions & gave some cautions against them Read more: bit.ly/3ooF1pO

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5 years ago

In 2018, a secret #algorithm was rolled out in France to allocate university places to candidates #Parcoursup 🎒🤖🎓 The secrecy was challenged at the @Conseil_constit, which held that this was an exception to laws on #algorithmtransparency Read more: bit.ly/3t7dGMs

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5 years ago

Between 2011 and 2015, teachers in Houston were fired on the basis of a shady, secret #algorithm 🏫📖📈 @HFT2415 took the school district to #court & got a decision that recognised the threat posed by such algorithms to #dueprocess rights Read more: bit.ly/3otWWvk

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5 years ago

In 2018, @SCC_eng decided on a near-20yr legal battle challenging #riskassessment tools in the Canadian criminal justice system ⌨️📊⚖️ It found that the authorities failed to take sufficient steps to ensure they were free from "cultural bias" Read more: bit.ly/3ox78mG

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5 years ago

#MachineLearning & other algorithmic systems violate our #humanrights, but how can these violations be raised before the courts? Check out our step-by-step guide to taking a #humanrights case against dangerous & harmful machines ⚖️🤖 atlaslab.org/post/an-illust…

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5 years ago

Check out our Case Studies page, which includes summaries of court decisions dealing with a range of algorithmic systems, from #riskscoring models used in the criminal justice system to an #algorithm making discriminatory decisions against #gigworkers atlaslab.org/articles/categ…

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Atlas Lab @AtlasLabHQ

5 years ago

"We wanted to build a tool that deconstructs what it means to build a machine learning system & take a human rights case to court. Atlas Lab [is a resource] that can be used when working on the front lines of AI & human rights litigation." @Jonny_McCully digitalfreedomfund.org/blog/

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5 years ago

What are #machinelearning models? How do they inform decisions in the real world? How do they "learn"? What is a #dataset? Check out our no math🚫🧮 guide to the machine learning process, which sets out the human decisions behind algorithmic systems #ArtificialIntelligence

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5 years ago

“Atlas Lab provides lawyers with in-depth guides to strengthen their litigation as well as guides that focus on the process of litigation for technologists and other non-lawyers, building bridges between these two disparate industries.” @AurumLinh foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/new-re…

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Atlas Lab @AtlasLabHQ

5 years ago

#ICYMI We launched this week! #AtlasLab consists of 3 resources: 1. a no code explainer to #machinelearning models 2. a step-by-step guide to challenging such systems through #humanrights litigation 3. a database of court decisions bridging these domains atlaslab.org