Building A New America With Jonathan Arias.

NYU Law's Vincent Southerland warns against the use of algorithms in the criminal justice system.  In 2013, a Wisconsin Judge partly used the COMPAS system, a crime prediction algorithm, to sentence Eric Loomis to six years in prison.  Algorithms are everywhere.  Algorithms are used in teacher evaluations, DNA analysis, the determination of Medicaid benefits, the determination insurance rates, and in practically every industry. In this episode, host Jonathan Arias and Vincent Southerland discuss the legal implications, dangers, and solutions to algorithmic decision making.