Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy
O'Neil, Cathy2016
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We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives - where we go to school, whether we get a loan, how much we pay for insurance - are being made not by humans, but by mathematical models. In theory, this should lead to greater fairness: everyone is judged according to the same rules, and bias is eliminated. And yet, as Cathy O'Neil reveals in this urgent and necessary book, the opposite is true. The models being used today are opaque, unregulated, and incontestable, even when they're wrong. Most troubling, they reinforce discrimination. Tracing the arc of a person's life, O'Neil exposes the black box models that shape our future, both as individuals and as a society. These 'weapons of math destruction' score teachers and students, sort CVs, grant or deny loans, evaluate workers, target voters, and monitor our health.
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Author:
O'Neil, Cathy, author
Imprint:
UK : Allen Lane, 2016.
Collation:
x, 259 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Crown.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241296813 (pbk)
Dewey class:
005.7
LC class:
QA76.9.B45
Local class:
005.7 ONE
Language:
English
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BRN:
1774046