Fragile algorithms and fallible decision-makers : lessons from the justice system
Jens Ludwig (Author), Sendhil Mullainathan (Author), National Bureau of Economic Research
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
eBook, English, 2021
National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Mass., 2021