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Fork the algorithm

Watching scenes like these makes me feel like I’m already living in a dystopian future. This is amazing. The future is here. ‘Fuck the algorithm’ pic.twitter.com/k4Vny0L4tF — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) August 17, 2020 The protests are of course in response to the UK Education Secretary Gavin Williamson’s decision to use an algorithm to determine A-level and GCSE grades for students this year.

How to write API packages for R

Overview Installation DVLA is not yet on CRAN. To install, simply run the following in R. devtools::install_github("daveyr/DVLA") Usage Documentation on functions and examples can be found on its Github page.

Bias in algorithms

Last week a colleague of mine shared the news that the UK Home Office has agreed to scrap its controversial ‘visa-streaming’ immigration algorithm after a successful legal challenge. 🚨Breaking news🚨