Algorithmed Out

Cities planned by algorithms are more just, Oliver believed, balancing priorities to benefit more and inconvenience fewer. He’d written good code, used clean data, understood bias elimination. The municipality’s letter was crisp and to the point. “Your building will be demolished on 02/12/2021. Consult the city portal for alternative accommodation.”

Judy Backhouse writes future fiction as an imaginative escape from research into technology and society. judybackhouse.com