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Weapons of math destruction

Paperback • 2017 • English • 1. edition

Weapons of math destruction: how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy

By O'Neil, Cathy

1 Ratings • 3.0 of 5

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About the book

A former Wall Street quant sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern life -- and threaten to rip apart our social fabric We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives--where we go to school, whether we get a car loan, how much we pay for health 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. ...Show more

Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects

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ISBN

9780553418835

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2017

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Weapons of math destruction

Format

Paperback

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