
OpinionNovember 17, 2019
Socially Aware Algorithms Are Ready to Help
Better coding, not just laws and regulations, is the solution for tech’s failure to address the needs of actual humans
Michael Kearns is a professor and the National Center Chair in the Computer and Information Science department of the University of Pennsylvania, where he has secondary appointments in economics and the Wharton School. He is also the founding director of Penn's Warren Center for Network and Data Sciences.

Socially Aware Algorithms Are Ready to Help
Better coding, not just laws and regulations, is the solution for tech’s failure to address the needs of actual humans