What is the Cost of Being Wrong | Megan Price
About This Video
Megan Price, Executive Director, Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) presents the Technical Vision Talk “What is the Cost of Being Wrong? Machine learning models are a versatile tool in a statistician’s analytical toolbox. As George Box is credited with saying, “All models are wrong, some are useful.” How can we identify the contexts when machine learning models are most useful? How can we identify the contexts where they pose the most risk for harm? These questions will be answered using examples from work by the Human Rights Data Analysis Group”.
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Executive Director, HRDAG (Human Rights Data Analysis Group)
As the Executive Director of the Human Rights Data Analysis Group, Megan Price drives the organization’s overarching strategy, leads scientific projects, and presents HRDAG’s work to diverse audiences. Her scientific work includes analyzing documents from the National Police Archive in Guatemala and contributing analyses submitted as evidence in multiple court cases in Guatemala. Her work in Syria includes collaborating with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) and Amnesty International on several analyses of conflict-related deaths in that country. She has also contributed to analyses of “risk assessment” models used to make recommendations about pre-trial supervision in the United States.