Great reporting by Sally Ho and Garance Burke The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Allegheny County’s child welfare system to determine whether its use of the influential algorithm discriminates against people with disabilities... apnews.com/article/child-…

Did an algorithm play a role in placing a baby in foster care? Two Pittsburgh parents wonder if an artificial intelligence tool singled them out because of their disabilities. The Justice Department is asking the same question, the The Associated Press has learned. apnews.com/article/child-…

Applause to maddy varner Colin Lecher Gabriel Geiger Dhruv Mehrotra Justin Braun Eva Constantaras Sally Ho Garance Burke. Read each report here: 1. themarkup.org/investigation/… 2. wired.com/story/welfare-… 3. apnews.com/article/child-…

“Allegheny County (PA) has served as a real-world laboratory for testing AI-driven child welfare tools that crunch reams of data about local families to try to predict which children are likely to face danger in their homes.” Sally Ho Garance Burke apnews.com/article/child-…

Two Pittsburgh parents wonder if an artificial intelligence tool singled them out because of their disabilities. The Justice Department is asking the same question. By my colleagues ⁦Sally Ho⁩ and ⁦Garance Burke⁩ apnews.com/article/02469a…

Fun fact: My side hustle is being AP's occasional voice over artist!

NEW: Algorithms can help determine which families are investigated by child welfare agencies. Garance Burke + I found some of these systems rank families based on everything from parents' disabilities to if the mother smoked before pregnancy. apnews.com/article/child-…

Allegheny County, PA has served as “a real-world laboratory” for testing AI-driven child welfare tools. Now the US Justice Dept is investigating whether its use of an algorithm discriminates against people with disabilities, or other protected groups. apnews.com/article/child-…

.The Associated Press's Sally Ho details how AI may flag parents with disabilities for child protective services on 90.5 WESA (at 8:50): apne.ws/9N1jVTi

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Need help sorting through the TikTok contretemps? Fatima Hussein and Sally Ho are here to help. apnews.com/article/tiktok…

Judge’s comments: ‘This impressive, expansive package is a valuable primer for anyone with a phone, who steps outside, who orders something online. We are being watched.’

.The Associated Press wins Headliner Award for Public Service for "Tracked" series on government's use of algorithms, via Headliner Awards: apne.ws/ztDkI6o

.The Associated Press earns 4 National Headliner Awards for "Tracked" series on government's use of AI, Ukraine-Russia war coverage and Uvalde school shooting coverage, via Headliner Awards: apne.ws/evlFTxX

AYE 🔥 Dope topic; Great read, Sally Ho 🙌🏽🙌🏽

Hours before the All-Star Game, top players showed off their looks during the MLB’s red carpet show. AP’s Sally Ho explains how baseball is using fashion to reach younger fans.

Honored to learn that Sally Ho and I won a Clarion Award for our work covering the use of artificial intelligence tools in the child welfare system, and their impacts on children and families. Read The Associated Press's Tracked series here: apspecialprojects.com/tracked-landin… 🙏 members.womcom.org/content.aspx?p…

Our members in expensive cities like New York, Washington, Los Angeles & San Francisco get an economic differential. We want The Associated Press to add Seattle, Miami, Sacramento & Portland, Oregon. Our members there cover the high cost of living -- but can barely afford to live there.

The Associated Press investigation: An AI-powered tool that helps social service agencies find the best adoptive parents for some of the nation’s most vulnerable kids has produced limited results in the states where it has been used. Sally Ho and Garance Burke . bit.ly/3QjhKp6