Articles about transparency

How Microsoft is opening AI’s algorithmic ‘black box’ for greater transparency

Artificial intelligence can work wonders, but often it works in mysterious ways. Machine learning is based on the principle that… Read More

Will technology save us? Debate fuels pessimism among audience in Seattle

Will technology save us? That was the opening question Sunday at the latest “That’s Debatable” event in Seattle, hosted by… Read More

Motorola and Socrata partner to improve neighborhood crime reporting, seeking to help police rebuild public trust

Motorola Solutions, the Schaumburg, Ill.-based telecommunications company, and Socrata, the Seattle digital government startup, are partnering to improve Motorola’s crime reporting… Read More

Obama’s 2017 federal budget gets a visual makeover from Socrata

The federal budget has never been particularly pretty. At thousands of pages long with many complicated details and subsections, the… Read More

Microsoft transparency report shows fewer government data requests

Microsoft released its biannual sets of government data request reports today, showing fewer government requests overall, and a greater percentage of… Read More

ACLU technologist: ‘Amazon has escaped the transparency spotlight’

It’s time for Amazon.com to become more transparent about surveillance requests by the U.S. government. That was message from Chris… Read More