"Social institutions — such as markets, social media platforms, criminal
justice systems, and employment processes — increasingly leverage
algorithms for decisionmaking purposes. This report examines potential
pathologies in institutional use of algorithmic decisionmaking tools.
The primary focus of this report is to understand how to evaluate the equitable
use of algorithms across a range of specific applications. The report
outlines concepts of equity from philosophical, legal, and technical
traditions to draw insights that apply across algorithmic decisionmaking
contexts. The researchers develop a framework for examining algorithmic
decisionmaking and work through three domain explorations (auto
insurance, job recruitment, and criminal justice). In addition, the work
contains a deep dive into an algorithm audit of a part of the North
Carolina criminal justice system. The work ends with overall insights
and recommendations of practical mechanisms for algorithmic governance.
The subject of the report is important because unaddressed equity
challenges can undermine the stability and legitimacy of social
institutions and lead to severe adverse impacts on affected people."
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