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Brian Schatz: “So, long as it's not a government contract, where you're working with a subcontractor, which says, 'Our algorithm is…”

On the recordNovember 29, 2016
So, long as it's not a government contract, where you're working with a subcontractor, which says, 'Our algorithm is proprietary. You're not allowed to--we just spit out our recommendation. That's what you pay us for.'
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Discussing concerns about proprietary algorithms in government contracts.

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