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"Algorithms are becoming commonplace. They can determine employment prospects,
financial security and more. The use of algorithms can be controversial – for
example, robodebt, as the Australian government’s flawed online welfare
compliance system came to be known.
Algorithms are increasingly being used to make decisions that have a lasting
impact on our current and future lives.
Some of the greatest impacts of algorithmic decision-making are in education.
If you have anything to do with an Australian school or a university, at some
stage an algorithm will make a decision that matters for you.
So what sort of decisions might involve algorithms? Some decisions will involve
the next question for school students to answer on a test, such as the online
provision of NAPLAN. Some algorithms support human decision-making in
universities, such as identifying students at risk of failing a subject. Others
take the human out of the loop, like some forms of online exam supervision."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
