Tzedek DC Equal Justice Works Fellow Jennifer Holloway and Founding President & Director-Counsel Ariel Levinson-Waldman testified to the DC Council Committee on Government Operations and Facilities at a September 22 public hearing in support of the Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act of 2021.
The testimony highlighted the urgent need for systemic reform to help ensure fairness in the algorithms used to determine access to credit, loans, and housing. Algorithms in a variety of areas perpetuate historic patterns of discrimination in making the decisions that most greatly impact the lives of DC residents. The bill would promote greater transparency in how algorithms shape access to important life opportunities and holds those who use such algorithms accountable through annual audits and a private right of enforcement.
Read the full testimony here.