Washington, DC, is the home base of the most powerful government on earth. It’s also home to 690,000 people—and 29 obscure algorithms that shape their lives. City agencies use automation to screen ...
The New York City Mayor's Office has created a senior-level position to manage the city's use of algorithms. The Algorithms Management and Policy Officer, created this week through executive order by ...
New York City runs on algorithms, at least 46 different algorithmic tools to be exact. Behind the rapid expansion of these tools is an example of how America’s biggest city is aiming to be transparent ...
The New York City Council last week passed the Algorithmic Accountability Bill, which mandates “the creation of a task force that provides recommendations on how information on agency automated ...
Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. The New York City Council Committee for Technology meeting on Monday was the most attended hearing in the committee’s recent ...