“Algorithms don’t make things fair. They repeat our past practices, our patterns. They automate the status quo.”
Interesting and timely talk by Cathy O’Neil, a data skeptic.
“Algorithms don’t make things fair. They repeat our past practices, our patterns. They automate the status quo.”
Interesting and timely talk by Cathy O’Neil, a data skeptic.
I think it might be worth adding that – in general – blind faith, not good. Blind faith that technology offers salvation somehow beyond humans treating other humans better – naive. I think what’s most interesting right now is the collision of those believing that ‘machine learning’ and algorithms are a stepping stone to understanding the human brain, and the growing evidence/research that points out we know less than we thought about even basic things like language and memory. I enjoy your blog. One of the last ones I still sit regularly.
Apr 5th, 2018 / 7:34 pm