【The New York Review of Books】Sentenced by Algorithm

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Sentenced by Algorithm | Jed S. Rakoff
Is it fair for a judge to increase a defendant’s prison time on the basis of an algorithmic score that predicts the like...

難しい記事が続いたり料理記事が続いたりするのは、単に私のブックマーク順ですw いやーきつい!w

でも、記事内容は1984やPSYCHO-PASSの世界で面白かった!

demonstrable

意味 (かたく) 実証 [論証, 証明] できる, 明白な

Many states now say yes, even when the algorithms they use for this purpose have a high error rate, a secret design, and a demonstrable racial bias.

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これは怖いですね…黄色人種なんて一番不利な気がする。

guesswork

意味 [U]当てずっぽう, 当て推量

But in any individual case, all of this was educated guesswork at best.

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liken

意味 (かたく)[~ A to B]A を B にたとえる, なぞらえる (compare)

The classic analogy likens a simple algorithm to a recipe, which tells you what ingredients to use, in what order, how to cook them, and how to adjust the cooking depending on how the dish is turning out.

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equivalent

意味 同等である

The “designer” of this algorithm is the author of the recipe, the recipe is the equivalent of software, and you, your food, and your oven are the hardware.

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determine

意味 決定する

It is the designer who determines what kinds of data will be input into the system and from what sources they will be drawn.

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この単語いい加減覚えたい…

recidivism

意味 再犯

But according to Forrest, computer programs like COMPAS that are used to predict recidivism provide neither.

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sentence

意味 [U][具体例では[C]][法] <人への/罪に対する> 判決, 刑; (刑の) 宣告 <on/for>

Perhaps the leading case addressing the use of these algorithms in sentencing is State v. Loomis, a 2016 decision of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

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「文」ではなくてこっちが原義とのことです。知らなかったよ…!

apprise

意味 (かたく) <…を/…ということを>〈人〉に通告 [通知] する (inform) <of/that 節>

However, the state reserved the right to apprise the sentencing judge of the evidence that it believed showed that Loomis had been the driver in the drive-by shooting.

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pled guilty

意味 有罪を認めた

The judge then sentenced Loomis to a combined six years of imprisonment for the two nonviolent crimes to which he had pled guilty.

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proprietary

意味 専売の〈商品· 情報など〉

In response, the Wisconsin Supreme Court said: Northpointe, Inc., the developer of COMPAS, considers COMPAS a proprietary instrument and a trade secret.

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