05-24-2020, 09:04 AM
I wonder as well. I suspect it's the sort of thing that staff would either say they can't release, or the information released would be heavily redacted. It might require multiple requests and legal challenges to get the information we want, and for what purpose at the end of the day? The damage is already done.
As a matter of principle, public policy shouldn't be made on an algorithm that cannot be scrutinized. It's wholly unscientific. If the company wants to protect their process, they should patent it. If they want to keep it hidden and not open for review, they're of no more value than a soothsayer and should be excluded from an RFQ.
As a matter of principle, public policy shouldn't be made on an algorithm that cannot be scrutinized. It's wholly unscientific. If the company wants to protect their process, they should patent it. If they want to keep it hidden and not open for review, they're of no more value than a soothsayer and should be excluded from an RFQ.