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What is public interest technology? An expert on data and policy explains how it helps people in need

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par Rayid Ghani, Distinguished Career Professor of Machine Learning and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University

Every year, millions of people who qualify for food assistance never get it. The money exists and they meet the eligibility rules, but they don’t know that the program exists, or if they qualify. For others, the application is too long and complicated.

Public interest technology can fill these gaps between what a policy promises and what a person experiences.

Public interest technology is a combination of technology, data, design, policy, social science, ethics and law brought together to improve people’s lives…

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