Resource Automation + AI Mitigating Harm + Bias

Access Denied: Faulty Automated Background Checks Freeze Out Renters

This reporting explores how algorithms used to screen prospective tenants, including those waiting for public housing, can block renters from housing based on faulty information.

Organization: The Markup
Published Year: 2020

This reporting explores how algorithms used to screen prospective tenants, including those waiting for public housing, can block renters from housing based on faulty information.