Ask HN: Machine learning in public sector?

4 pointsagilord8y ago4 comments

There must be some interesting machine learning applications besides image- and speech recognition, driverless cars, ads serving or go... :-)

I'd love to read anything about successful or failed attempts of using machine learning in the public sector, in the government, or at regulatory agencies especially in enforcing regulations against companies.

If you have a story or a collection of these, please share them!

4 comments

itamarst8y ago

http://datafordemocracy.org/ is doing some stuff, part of in partnership with cities. E.g. thing with Boston.

mars4rp8y ago

I am working in public sector and tech that we use today is 15 years old. so ask again in 20 years!

isoos8y ago

Ha, somewhere around 15 years ago I've implemented an e-mail routing system that forwarded the incoming e-mails (typically complaints or questions) to the corresponding official in a small-town government office. It was able to learn from redirections. I do hope that they no longer use it though, looking back it was really crap tech. But the concept was fresh!

seasonalgrit8y ago

Note that OP runs an ML consulting firm.

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