Testimony to the D.C. Council in Support of the Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act

OTI Policy Analyst Spandana Singh testified before the D.C. Council's Committee on Government Operations and Facilities in support of the Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act introduced by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine. The SDAA is first-of-its-kind comprehensive legislation that embodies many best practices emphasized by OTI: increasing transparency, promoting accountability, providing opportunities for redress to consumers impacted by biased algorithms, and prohibiting the use of biased algorithms in critical life-altering areas.

Overall, Singh testified, the legislation "will ensure that organizations are using algorithmic systems to augment and improve the lives of District residents and not fail the District’s most vulnerable communities."