In "Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms," Hannah Fry relates this story: In 2012, a number of disabled people in Idaho were informed that their Medicaid assistance was being cut. Although they all qualified for benefits, the state was slashing their financial support – without warning – by as much as 30 percent, leaving them struggling to pay for their care. This wasn't a political decision; it was the result of a new 'budget tool' that had been adopted by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare – a piece of software that automatically calculated the level of support that each person should receive.
Transparency, Source Code Quality, and Metrics
Transparency, Source Code Quality, and…
Transparency, Source Code Quality, and Metrics
In "Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms," Hannah Fry relates this story: In 2012, a number of disabled people in Idaho were informed that their Medicaid assistance was being cut. Although they all qualified for benefits, the state was slashing their financial support – without warning – by as much as 30 percent, leaving them struggling to pay for their care. This wasn't a political decision; it was the result of a new 'budget tool' that had been adopted by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare – a piece of software that automatically calculated the level of support that each person should receive.