When Algorithms Work Against Us

algorithm

NOUN

• A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.

  ‘a basic algorithm for division’

  → algo

Origin

Late 17th century (denoting the Arabic or decimal notation of numbers): variant (influenced by Greek arithmos number) of Middle English algorism, via Old French from medieval Latin algorismus. The Arabic source, al-Ḵwārizmī the man of Ḵwārizm (now Khiva), was a name given to the 9th-century mathematician Abū Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Mūsa, author of widely translated works on algebra and arithmetic.

When Not to Trust the Algorithm - Harvard Business Review

https://hbr.org/ideacast/2016/10/when-not-to-trust-the-algorithm

Oct 6, 2016 - Cathy O'Neil, author of “Weapons of Math Destruction” on how data can lead us astray–from HR to Wall Street.

Bill Moyers

Data scientist and blogger Cathy O'Neil discusses her new book, Weapons of Math Destruction, examining the way algorithms and data science are making our society less fair and equal.

When Algorithms Work Against Us

Data scientist and blogger Cathy O'Neil discusses her new book examining the way algorithms and data science are making society less fair and equal.

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