SocioLens — RO-LD05-06: Who first detects failures in public-sector algorithmic systems, and how late?

urn:uuid:d91be3fa-f7d0-5e8b-adb4-7801bce55292 SocioLens — RO-LD05-06: Who first detects failures in public-sector algorithmic systems, and how late? New versions of this research opportunity and changes to the claims it rests on. 2026-10-13T00:00:00Z SocioLens urn:uuid:86dff863-75e8-54c2-8aec-02ad3dc17868 Research opportunity revised to v2: RO-LD05-06 — Who first detects failures in public-sector algorithmic systems, and how late? 2026-10-13T00:00:00Z

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urn:uuid:34a8a27e-adb9-5dd9-adb5-516a49fc8490 New research opportunity: RO-LD05-06 — Who first detects failures in public-sector algorithmic systems, and how late? 2026-10-12T00:00:00Z

For documented failures of public-sector algorithmic systems since 2020, who first detected the problem (internal monitoring, frontline staff, auditors, regulators, courts, journalists, advocacy groups, affected people), how long after deployment, and did detection lead to one-case correction or to system-level redesign?