Hilke Schellman presents: The Algorithm: How AI Decides Who Gets Hired, Monitored, Promoted, and Fired, And Why We Need to Fight Back (Main))
By Cambridge Public Library
Hilke Schellmann, is an Emmy award winning investigative reporter and assistant professor of journalism at New York University.
Wednesday, May 8 6pm – 7:30pm
Ages: 18 and Adults.
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449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
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As a contributor to The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian, Schellmann writes about holding artificial intelligence (AI) accountable. In her book, The Algorithm: How AI Decides Who Gets Hired, Monitored, Promoted, and Fired, And Why We Need To Fight Back (Hachette), she investigates the rise of AI in the world of work. Drawing on exclusive information from whistleblowers, internal documents and real‑world tests, Schellmann discovers that many of the algorithms making high‑stakes decisions are biased, racist, and do more harm than good.
Last updated April 8, 2024.
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