by Kate Kaye February 20, 2021 Portland Ditches Google’s Smart City Tech Sibling Replica A city tech project in Portland with the Sidewalk Labs spin-off leads to accusations, data disputes and “damaged trust.”
by Kate Kaye January 15, 2020 Number of comments0 What New York City Wants in an Algorithm Officer Some worry the city’s manager of automated decision systems policy will be a rubber stamp for an already flawed bureaucratic process.
by Kate Kaye December 15, 2019 Number of comments0 Can NYC’s Algorithm Policy Problems Inspire Smarter Government Tech Deals? NYC’s maligned approach to devising policy for government algorithmic tech use could inspire other cities – at least in one way.
by Kate Kaye July 26, 2019 Number of comments0 What’s Hidden in a Sidewalk Labs Government Contract Portland’s contract with Sidewalk Labs limits algorithmic transparency, and fails to address law enforcement data access.
by Kate Kaye April 8, 2019 Number of comments0 NYC’s AI Task Force Anything but Transparent, Say Members and Watchdogs Members of NYC’s task force for transparent and equitable automated systems are frustrated by a lack of transparency.