COMPAS misjudged Black and White defendants in systematically opposite ways.

Evidence

Black defendants were twice as likely to be rated as higher risk but not re-offend. And white defendants were twice as likely to be charged with new crimes after being classed as lower risk. — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 279

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 279
• XREF: connects to: COMPAS errors fall unequally on Black and White defendants — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 279; COMPAS assigned higher risk scores to Black defendants who did not reoffend — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 36

Broader Connections

• COMPAS errors fall unequally on Black and White defendants #expands (0.90) — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 279
• COMPAS assigned higher risk scores to Black defendants who did not reoffend #exemplifies (0.85) — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 36