Different types of articles were read and compared for their approaches taken to communicate information on technology. The ProPublica article on “Machine Bias” examines the Northpointe classification system. This is an algorithm trained to score defendants on how likely they will be to commit crimes in the future and was adopted heavily by the court system to determine the length of sentencing and if parole was an option. The article exposes that biases found in the algorithms. The audience of this type of article can be vast. Due to the manner it is written, most adults can consume the information, but it is also written to undercover truths in the system and therefore meant to educate and create change in society. There are several pictures and quotes from defendants included in this article and protecting their identity would need to be seriously considered. However, because of the ability to share more information and hear first accounts from the population affected, the story becomes more real and changes the defendants from numbers into real people being affected by the system.   

This is very different than the audience that was intended to consume “Accountability in an Algorithmic Society: Relationality, Responsibility, and Robustness in Machine Learning.” This is a dense piece meant for those who have some prior knowledge in the subject like scholars. The downfall of an article like this is that due to its style in which information is presented it will be difficult to reach a larger audience. However, it provides in depth important information that others could cite in their own work.   

Again, a very different piece of work is seen in the “We are AI” comics. The use of pictures and short snippets of readings to convey messages to readers makes it easy to consume information especially if one is not a subject expert. The use of comparisons of AI with common knowledge and metaphors that many can easily understand or know from experience, like baking, help break down complex topics. I think this could reach young adults like high school age, as well as an older population, like my grandparents. Due to it being short there could be a lack of in depth information. However, considering who the audience is it may not be necessary. Overall, this was my favorite reading and I found it very helpful in my understanding of AI and the pitfalls of it. I thought it was so unique and powerful that I share with my work colleagues.