Nation Jan 31 AP report: DOJ examining AI screening tool used by Pa. child welfare agency By Sally Ho, Garance Burke, Associated Press
Nation Apr 29 How an algorithm that screens for child neglect could harden racial disparities Child welfare officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the cradle of Mister Rogers’ TV neighborhood, are using an algorithm to support agency workers as they make decisions meant to protect children from neglect. By Sally Ho, Garance Burke, Associated Press
Nation Oct 01 Watch 8:03 Why it’s so hard to stop images of child sex abuse The number of horrific images of sexual abuse against children being posted on the Internet has exploded in recent years. A New York Times investigation found that technology platforms like Facebook and Google reported some 45 million videos and photos…
Nation Mar 22 Can big data save these children? “They are able to use data to anticipate where a problem might occur versus waiting for a problem to occur and then reviewing it. That’s the kind of work that can happen in child protection.”… By Laura Santhanam