Fragile Algorithms and Fallible Decision-Makers: Lessons from the Justice System / Jens Ludwig, Sendhil Mullainathan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ludwig, Jens.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Mullainathan, Sendhil.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w29267.

NBER working paper series no. w29267

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2021.

Summary:

Algorithms (in some form) are already widely used in the criminal justice system. We draw lessons from this experience for what is to come for the rest of society as machine learning diffuses. We find economists and other social scientists have a key role to play in shaping the impact of algorithms, in part through improving the tools used to build them.

Notes:

Print version record

September 2021.