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How algorithmic decisions create cascading life consequences

My credit score was damaged by an algorithmic error that took eight months to correct, during which time I was denied housing and loans.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Automated systems make errors with human costs while remaining opaque and difficult to challenge.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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