Pretrial risk assessment algorithms are intended to help judges make more informed decisions, but researchers have raised concerns not only about the fairness and accuracy of the tools themselves ...

In an age where data drives decisions and automation defines excellence, the insurance industry stands at the cusp of a ...

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Risk-assessment algorithms like PSA have spread across the US as part of efforts to scrap or minimize use of cash bail to decide who gets to go home while awaiting a court date.

Modern-day risk assessment tools are often driven by algorithms trained on historical crime data. As we’ve covered before, machine-learning algorithms use statistics to find patterns in data.

When the assessments are made by algorithms, he said, “There is the effect of excluding people who present no risk.” ...

Risk assessment tools are common in many states. But critics said Pattern is the first time the federal justice system is using an algorithm with such high stakes. Congress passed the First Step ...

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A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately ...