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A More Expressive Softgoal Conceptualization for Quality Requirements Analysis

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Algorithmic Accountability Act for AI Product Managers: Section 4

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Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 and AI Design

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The Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022, here, is a very interesting text if you need to design or govern a process for the design of software that involves some form of AI. The Act has no concept of AI, but of Automated Decision System, defined as follows. Section 2 (2): “The term “automated decision system”…