Research Spotlight: Walter W. Zhang on the “Black Box” of Algorithmic Decision-Making 

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Algorithms shape countless decisions in our digital lives, powering everything from personalized ads to loan approvals. Many of the most powerful algorithms are so-called “black box” algorithms, meaning that no one, not even the developers building them or the businesses deploying them, fully understands how they work.  While these hyper-complexRead More