Rhode Island Google employment docs
| Tracking # |
21-235 |
| Submitted | Nov. 30, 2021 |
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, memorandums of understanding, and statements of work between the Department, Google, MavenWave, and/or RIPL regarding Rhode Island's Virtual Career Center. This partnership has been publicly announced here: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rhode-island-to-launch-virtual-career-center-powered-by-google-cloud-as-part-of-back-to-work-ri-initiative-301157291.html.
2) Documentation of the machine learning models developed by RIDLT, Google, and/or RIPL as part of the "Career Matching ML algorithm(s)" described in the above press release. This documentation should include, where available:
- Any executive summaries or overviews of the "Career Matching ML algorithm(s)"
- Documentation of the algorithm(s)' architecture, including documentation of the machine learning methods employed
- A data dictionary or comparable list of the variables/factors fed into the algorithm(s), including documentation of their weighted importance, i.e., how much influence each input has on the algorithm's output
- Results of all validation/accuracy tests performed on the algorithm(s)
- Results of all differential impact analyses or comparable studies performed on the algorithm(s)
3) Documentation of the bias monitoring conducted as part of the Virtual Career Center project. Please note that this CBS story (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unemployed-rhode-islanders-artificial-intelligence-career/) specifically mentions that "Mintaka Angell, director of policy and communications at RIPL, said RIPL monitors the AI to check for bias in the suggestions." This documentation should include, where available, the policies and procedures that guide the bias monitoring as well as the results—reports, summaries, statistics, etc.—of the bias monitoring process.
4) Data, from the time of the program's launch until the present, reflecting how frequently users of the Back to Work RI/Skipper virtual assistant have ranked the career, job, and/or training recommendations they received as helpful or unhelpful (as signified on the website by a thumbs up button or thumbs down button). This data should be broken down by all available variables, such as the career/job recommended, the user's age, the user's zip code, etc.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd Feathers
From: Department of Labor and Training
Good afternoon,
Please find the attached in connection with your outstanding Access to Public Records request.
Thank you,
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala, Esq.
Legal Counsel
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
1511 Pontiac Avenue, Building 72-3
Cranston, RI 02920
401-462-8843 (phone)
401-462-8884 (fax)
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 30, 2021. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 13, 2022. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate. You had assigned it reference number #21-235.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Labor and Training
Good morning,
Yes, you can expect to receive an official response tomorrow.
Thank you,
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala, Esq.
Legal Counsel
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
1511 Pontiac Avenue, Building 72-3
Cranston, RI 02920
401-462-8843 (phone)
401-462-8884 (fax)
[DLT]
The information transmitted by this email is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. This email may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, be aware that any use, review, retransmission, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 30, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 13, 2022. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #21-235.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Labor and Training
Good morning,
Attached please find Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training’s response to your Access to Public records request. Please note that the request will be sent in multiple emails due to size.
Thank you,
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala, Esq.
Legal Counsel
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
1511 Pontiac Avenue, Building 72-3
Cranston, RI 02920
401-462-8843 (phone)
401-462-8884 (fax)
[DLT]
The information transmitted by this email is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. This email may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, be aware that any use, review, retransmission, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers.
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From: Department of Labor and Training
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From: Department of Labor and Training
Good morning,
My second email was rejected on your end, I am assuming because I sent too much data at one time, so I will be breaking down the documents into two additional emails, with this email being the first.
Thank you,
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala, Esq.
Legal Counsel
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
1511 Pontiac Avenue, Building 72-3
Cranston, RI 02920
401-462-8843 (phone)
401-462-8884 (fax)
[DLT]
The information transmitted by this email is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. This email may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, be aware that any use, review, retransmission, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers.
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From: Department of Labor and Training
I once again received a message that my email was not delivered. Therefore, each contract will be emailed one at a time in three separate emails, with this being the first.
Thank you,
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala, Esq.
Legal Counsel
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
1511 Pontiac Avenue, Building 72-3
Cranston, RI 02920
401-462-8843 (phone)
401-462-8884 (fax)
[DLT]
The information transmitted by this email is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. This email may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, be aware that any use, review, retransmission, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers.
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From: Department of Labor and Training
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala, Esq.
Legal Counsel
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
1511 Pontiac Avenue, Building 72-3
Cranston, RI 02920
401-462-8843 (phone)
401-462-8884 (fax)
[DLT]
The information transmitted by this email is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. This email may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, be aware that any use, review, retransmission, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers.
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From: Department of Labor and Training
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala
Siobhan L. Stephens-Catala, Esq.
Legal Counsel
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
1511 Pontiac Avenue, Building 72-3
Cranston, RI 02920
401-462-8843 (phone)
401-462-8884 (fax)
[DLT]
The information transmitted by this email is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. This email may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, be aware that any use, review, retransmission, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers.
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