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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

Cathy O'Neil
4.9/5 (22405 ratings)
Description:We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives--where we go to school, whether we can get a job or a loan, how much we pay for health insurance--are being made not by humans, but by machines. In theory, this should lead to greater fairness: Everyone is judged according to the same rules.But as mathematician and data scientist Cathy O'Neil reveals, the mathematical models being used today are unregulated and uncontestable, even when they're wrong. Most troubling, they reinforce discrimination--propping up the lucky, punishing the downtrodden, and undermining our democracy in the process.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy. To get started finding Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

Cathy O'Neil
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Description: We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives--where we go to school, whether we can get a job or a loan, how much we pay for health insurance--are being made not by humans, but by machines. In theory, this should lead to greater fairness: Everyone is judged according to the same rules.But as mathematician and data scientist Cathy O'Neil reveals, the mathematical models being used today are unregulated and uncontestable, even when they're wrong. Most troubling, they reinforce discrimination--propping up the lucky, punishing the downtrodden, and undermining our democracy in the process.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy. To get started finding Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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0553418815

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