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Many states make decisions about sentencing, bail, probation and parole based on secret computer algorithms, but how they work is a mystery. Duke’s Cynthia Rudin says it doesn’t have to be that way.

Opening the Lid on Criminal Sentencing Software

New technology aims to make recidivism prediction more accountable

DURHAM, N.C. -- In 2013, a Wisconsin man named Eric Loomis was convicted of fleeing an officer...

students in a computer science class.

Computational Science Is For Everyone

Duke’s Center for Computational Thinking enables computational education throughout the university.

Cynthia Rudin with test results from new mammogram AI platform

The First AI Breast Cancer Sleuth That Shows Its Work

Professor Nicki Washington

Algorithms That Build a More Equitable World

Computer science professor Nicki Washington is developing a new formula for equality in the tech industry

2022 Marshall Scholar recipients James Marek and Yasa Baig

Two Duke Seniors Join 2022 Marshall Scholars for Graduate Study in the United Kingdom

Two Duke University seniors are among the 41 recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship...

graphic of helix with data points representing artificial intelligence

The Need for Transparency and Interpretability at the Intersection of AI and Criminal Justice

A student creates digital art at a computer Computational Media encompasses digital art, as well as theoretical and social aspects of digital tools.

Art Meets Tech In New Major

Cynthia Rudin

Duke Professor Wins $1 Million Artificial Intelligence Prize, A ‘New Nobel’

Duke Professor Wins $1 Million Artificial Intelligence Prize, A ‘New Nobel’

Jim Ellis mounting a magtape on the Duke CS department minicomputer; photo courtesy of Tom Truscott

Was the First Digital Social Media Network Launched at Duke?

Before Facebook, Usenet at Duke connected computers and allowed for global conversations