Please respond to the following questions:
1. Hany Farid (Links to an external site.) examines the use of predictive algorithms in criminal sentencing to eliminate problems with racial bias in court. How did he study the problem and what were his findings? Does he find algorithms to be a useful tool in this context? Why or why not?
2. In Coded Bias (Links to an external site.), Joy Buolamwini says “the past dwells within our algorithms.” What does she mean? What story from this film stood out to you most and why?
3. According to this episode of Sleepwalkers, (Links to an external site.) what is “empathetic technology” and how does it work? What are some of the risks and opportunities associated with this developing field? Cite examples from the podcast in your answer.
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