1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auSidney Fussellhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/sidneyfussell-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ogEYQesyPt"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/05/san-francisco-wants-to-use-algorithms-to-clear-thousands-of-marijuana-convictions-from-the-record/">San Francisco Wants To Use Algorithms To Clear Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions From The Record</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/05/san-francisco-wants-to-use-algorithms-to-clear-thousands-of-marijuana-convictions-from-the-record/embed/#?secret=ogEYQesyPt" width="600" height="338" title="“San Francisco Wants To Use Algorithms To Clear Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions From The Record” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="ogEYQesyPt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/17/kk9g0ib3dwoovzwqnlu3.png?quality=75942530The San Francisco District Attorney’s office is partnering with Code for America to trial a new algorithm to hasten clearing marijuana convictions. California’s landmark Proposition 64 opened the door for people with old marijuana convictions to petition to have the charges removed from their record. The algorithm would automatically review the petitions and associated criminal […]