Topic
Algorithms
97 published works
Dewey B Strategic
Analytics and Insights: It’s All About Asking the Right Questions
By Jean O'Grady
"The age of analytics and algorithms is upon us. A new and important role is emerging for information professionals. They will help lawyers ask new questions and gain new insights…
Law Practice Tips
Who’s in Control? The Algorithms that “Run” our Legal Research Platforms
By Jim Calloway
Post by Darla Jackson, OBA Practice Management Advisor Algorithms greatly affect the results produced by legal research tools. While legal information professionals have understood this for some time, only recently…
Information Bytes
Big data gone bad: Weapons of Math Destruction
By Peter Sloan
The hand-wringing continues about robots, and for whose jobs they're coming next. But the "robots" needn't be tangible to transform our lives. Actually, they're already here, in the form of big…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Spotlighting again the use of risk-assessment computations at sentencing (under an inaccurate headline)
Main May 1, 2017Spotlighting again the use of risk-assessment computations at sentencing (under an inaccurate headline)Adam Liptak has this new column discussing the Loomis risk-assessment sentencing case pending SCOTUS cert…
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
Understanding the Technical Bias of Westlaw, Lexis Advance, Fastcase, Google Scholar, and Casetext
By Greg Lambert
Definition of algorithm : noun al·go·rithm ˈal-gə-ˌri-thəm - a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end especially by a computer When I attended the WestPAC Law Librarian meeting…
PrawfsBlawg
Facebook’s Fake News Crisis and Social Media Echo Chambers
Main Friday, December 02, 2016Facebook’s Fake News Crisis and Social Media Echo ChambersThis week I wrapped up my Torts course with a discussion of products liability and the McDonald’s hot…
Prosecution First Blog
Ex Parte Gutta: Computer means-plus-function claims may be indefinite for failure to adequately disclosed a supporting algorithm
Ex parte Gutta, Appeal 2008-4366 (August 10, 2009)Read more
Socially Aware Blog
Social Links: Implications of Facebook’s algorithm change; branded emoji; free travel apps
The Internet is abuzz over the Facebook algorithm change. Here are the implications for marketers and publishers and for regular users. U.S. Customs wants to start collecting the social media…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Article of the Day: The Racist Algorithm? by Anupam Chander
The Racist Algorithm? byAnupam Chander, University of California, Davis - School of Law, June 13, 2016, Michigan Law Review (2017 Forthcoming) UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 498 ABSTRACT: Are we…
The Right Coast
Using Algorithms to Determine Character – The New York Times
Computers aren t just doing hard math problems and showing us cat videos. Increasingly, they judge our character.Maybe we should be grateful.via bits.blogs.nytimes.com