Algorithms are extremely clever at accurately processing huge quantities of information. But a recent problem with a bank loan is a disturbing look behind the curtain. Last week I applied for a ...

A program spearheaded by the World Bank that uses algorithmic decision-making to means-test poverty relief money is failing the very people it’s intended to protect, according to a new report by Human ...

According to a new report by the Human Rights Watch, an algorithmic welfare distribution system for Jordan, funded by the World Bank, unfairly and inaccurately quantifies poverty. An algorithm funded ...