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Cook County's machine-learning tax model made assessments fairer, yet homeowner bills soared. The appeals system, not the algorithm, is the culprit.

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...