Pretrial risk assessment algorithms are intended to help judges make more informed decisions, but researchers have raised concerns not only about the fairness and accuracy of the tools themselves, but ...

The Commonwealth Ombudsman is investigating Australia's assessment process for home-based aged-care funding. Criticisms focus on potential flaws in the allocated funding levels by the Support at Home ...

Melbourne , The way Australians are assessed for home-based aged-care funding is being investigated by the Commonwealth ...

A big coalition of civil rights groups against most pretrial incarceration — and the money bail system that it revolves around — are calling for jurisdictions across the country to drastically change ...

Computers promise to replace fallible human judgement with something more consistent, efficient and fair. But this isn’t ...

If you are booked into jail in New Jersey, a judge will decide whether to hold you until trial or set you free. One factor the judge must weigh: the result from an algorithm called PSA that estimates ...

Department says it’s received 834 requests for a review of tool’s assessments since it launched in November Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast There appears to be no legal ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The Partnership on AI released its first-ever research report today, ...

An algorithm designed to help UK police make custody decisions has been altered amid concerns that it could discriminate against people from poorer areas. A review of its operation also found large ...