Algorithmic Recommendations and Human Discretion
Human decision-makers frequently override the recommendations generated by predictive algorithms, but it is unclear whether these discretionary overrides add valuable private information or reintroduc
Research
Mitigating Included - and Omitted - Variable Bias in Estimates of Disparate Impact
In studies of discrimination, one popular strategy is to estimate disparities after adjusting for observed covariates, typically with a regression model.
China Wants to Run Your Internet
For the last two centuries, great powers—both nations and their associated firms—have fiercely competed to set the technical standards for leading technologies.
The Measure and Mismeasure of Fairness
The field of fair machine learning aims to ensure that decisions guided by algorithms are equitable. Over the last decade, several formal, mathematical definitions of fairness have gained prominence.
LegalBench: A Collaboratively Built Benchmark for Measuring Legal Reasoning in Large Language Models
The advent of large language models (LLMs) and their adoption by the legal community has given rise to the question: what types of legal reasoning can LLMs perform?
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage: CO2 Transport costs and network infrastructure considerations for a net-zero United States
Carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) is a set of technologies that capture carbon dioxide (CO2) at point source and either store the CO2 for permanent storage underground or utilize i
Designing equitable algorithms
Predictive algorithms are now commonly used to distribute society’s resources and sanctions. But these algorithms can entrench and exacerbate inequities.
Will India Surpass China to Become the Next Superpower?
When India overtook China in April to become the world’s most populous nation, observers wondered: Will New Delhi surpass Beijing to become the next global superpower?
China’s dominance of solar poses difficult choices for the west
The unpalatable truth is that green technologies mean we will have to find ways to co-operate with Beijing
Ethics Inside the Black Box: Integrating Science and Technology Studies into Engineering and Public Policy Curricula
There is growing need for hybrid curricula that integrate constructivist methods from Science and Technology Studies (STS) into both engineering and policy courses at the undergraduate and graduate le
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