Artificial Intelligence and Inclusion: Formerly Gang-Involved Youth as Domain Experts for Analyzing Unstructured Twitter Data

• Published in: Social science computer review Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 42 - 56
• Main Authors: Frey, William R., Patton, Desmond U., Gaskell, Michael B., McGregor, Kyle A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2020; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Algorithms; Artificial intelligence; Big Data; Computer science; Cultural activities; Cultural change; Data analysis; Data mining; Digital media; Experts; Interdisciplinary aspects; Language shift; Marginality; Mass media; Natural language processing; Qualitative analysis; Social exclusion; Social impact; Social media; Social networks; Social work education; Subject specialists; Unstructured data; Young adults; Youth; inclusion; gang violence; domain experts; natural language processing; qualitative methods; Big Data; ethics; social media; law enforcement; artificial intelligence

Mining social media data for studying the human condition has created new and unique challenges. When analyzing social media data from marginalized communities, algorithms lack the ability to accurately interpret off-line context, which may lead to dangerous assumptions about and implications for ma...