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Since the inception of predictive algorithm software in U.S courtrooms, more than a million Americans have been analyzed using the technology.

Growing trend of using predictive algorithms in courtrooms and human services offices raises concerns over their current lack of transparency

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Predictive algorithms have been fully integrated into society for years, but some worry about the lack of knowledge behind the software that is being relied on to make major decisions in American courtrooms and in public policy offices.

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