Virginia Eubanks and the Algorithms of Poverty
Caroline Galdi Staff Writer How do social aid programs decide who gets their resources? The decision is difficult, and front-line social workers have been tasked with this difficulty for decades. But with more and more frequency, these decisions are being handled by computers. As we move further into the information age, the fear grows that our data will be used against us. Virginia Eubanks’ research … Continue reading Virginia Eubanks and the Algorithms of Poverty
