Three major CT state agencies have used automated software programs, called algorithms, to make policy decisions affecting school funding, removing children from families, and hiring state workers, but are unable or unwilling to fully disclose how these programs make their decisions.
Significant gaps in public oversight of “behind the scenes” computer decision-making were revealed in a comprehensive research report released by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) at Yale Law School, in collaboration with The CT Foundation for Open Government (CFOG) and the CT Council on Freedom of Information (CCFOI). (Read More)