These people are more excited about discovering humanity in their boxes than do something about the inhumanity in the systems they design #WeaponsOfMathDestruction
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
These people are more excited about discovering humanity in their boxes than do something about the inhumanity in the systems they design #WeaponsOfMathDestruction
June 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We already let algorthims make important decisions that they are not suitable for making. This is described in detail in #WeaponsOfMathDestruction.
And I don't see these lessons being learnt. The UK government seems to want AI algorthims to do many more things that they are not suitable for doing.
And I don't see these lessons being learnt. The UK government seems to want AI algorthims to do many more things that they are not suitable for doing.
May 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We already let algorthims make important decisions that they are not suitable for making. This is described in detail in #WeaponsOfMathDestruction.
And I don't see these lessons being learnt. The UK government seems to want AI algorthims to do many more things that they are not suitable for doing.
And I don't see these lessons being learnt. The UK government seems to want AI algorthims to do many more things that they are not suitable for doing.
New from 404 Media: ICE just paid Palantir tens of millions for "complete target analysis of known populations." Shows Palantir is actively working on, and updating, the technical infrastructure underpinning the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts
www.404media.co/ice-just-pai...
www.404media.co/ice-just-pai...
ICE Just Paid Palantir Tens of Millions for ‘Complete Target Analysis of Known Populations’
The records show that Palantir is actively working on the technical infrastructure underpinning the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts which could soon impact U.S. citizens.
www.404media.co
April 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
After almost a decade of its publication, #WeaponsOfMathDestruction continues to be just as relevant (or even more)!
April 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
After almost a decade of its publication, #WeaponsOfMathDestruction continues to be just as relevant (or even more)!
Daughter on Math 9: "Parabola" is a scary word. It's "Parasite" and "Ebola" put together. #weaponsofmathdestruction
March 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Daughter on Math 9: "Parabola" is a scary word. It's "Parasite" and "Ebola" put together. #weaponsofmathdestruction
“We need an FDA for algorithms.”
“At every single level, bad algorithms are begging to be given rules.”
Cathy O’Neill, Weapons of Math Destruction, speaking in Coded Bias documentary.
#Algorithms #AI #WeaponsOfMathDestruction #CodedBias #ProtectYourJoy
“At every single level, bad algorithms are begging to be given rules.”
Cathy O’Neill, Weapons of Math Destruction, speaking in Coded Bias documentary.
#Algorithms #AI #WeaponsOfMathDestruction #CodedBias #ProtectYourJoy
February 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“We need an FDA for algorithms.”
“At every single level, bad algorithms are begging to be given rules.”
Cathy O’Neill, Weapons of Math Destruction, speaking in Coded Bias documentary.
#Algorithms #AI #WeaponsOfMathDestruction #CodedBias #ProtectYourJoy
“At every single level, bad algorithms are begging to be given rules.”
Cathy O’Neill, Weapons of Math Destruction, speaking in Coded Bias documentary.
#Algorithms #AI #WeaponsOfMathDestruction #CodedBias #ProtectYourJoy
I wonder if the harm already inflicted could prevent a repeat #weaponsofMathDestruction
December 29, 2024 at 3:30 PM
I wonder if the harm already inflicted could prevent a repeat #weaponsofMathDestruction
How algorithms rule our working lives - @mathbabedotorg on her new book #WeaponsofMathDestruction
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/01/how-algorithms-rule-our-working-lives?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/01/how-algorithms-rule-our-working-lives?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
How algorithms rule our working lives | Cathy O’Neil
The Long Read: Employers are turning to mathematically mo...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:05 AM
How algorithms rule our working lives - @mathbabedotorg on her new book #WeaponsofMathDestruction
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/01/how-algorithms-rule-our-working-lives?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/01/how-algorithms-rule-our-working-lives?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 1/20
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#weaponsofmathdestruction
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#weaponsofmathdestruction
November 26, 2024 at 6:38 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 1/20
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#weaponsofmathdestruction
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#weaponsofmathdestruction
New #NAMPerspectives discussion paper:
Focusses on the great opportunities in which #patientreported outcomes could also play a key role.
It nevertheless ignores complexities of prediction.
#weaponsofmathdestruction
#PRO #QOL #HRQOL #inequality
Focusses on the great opportunities in which #patientreported outcomes could also play a key role.
It nevertheless ignores complexities of prediction.
#weaponsofmathdestruction
#PRO #QOL #HRQOL #inequality
November 17, 2024 at 12:06 PM
New #NAMPerspectives discussion paper:
Focusses on the great opportunities in which #patientreported outcomes could also play a key role.
It nevertheless ignores complexities of prediction.
#weaponsofmathdestruction
#PRO #QOL #HRQOL #inequality
Focusses on the great opportunities in which #patientreported outcomes could also play a key role.
It nevertheless ignores complexities of prediction.
#weaponsofmathdestruction
#PRO #QOL #HRQOL #inequality
Data scientists have little incentive to make their algos less accurate but more fair #WeaponsOfMathDestruction https://x.com/macvie/status/773570977926148096
November 16, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Data scientists have little incentive to make their algos less accurate but more fair #WeaponsOfMathDestruction https://x.com/macvie/status/773570977926148096
Revisit my interview with Cathy O'Neil, author of "Weapons of Math Destruction."
We discuss how #algorithms can perpetuate inequality and the need for ethical data science.
👉 Watch here: snglrty.co/4eU14zE
#BigData #CathyONeil #WeaponsofMathDestruction #TechEthics #AI
We discuss how #algorithms can perpetuate inequality and the need for ethical data science.
👉 Watch here: snglrty.co/4eU14zE
#BigData #CathyONeil #WeaponsofMathDestruction #TechEthics #AI
Cathy O'Neil on Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Threatens Democracy
"Weapons of Math Destruction" is a must-read book for anyone who thinks that algorithms are by definition a fair and unbiased way to produce a given result.
snglrty.co
October 22, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Revisit my interview with Cathy O'Neil, author of "Weapons of Math Destruction."
We discuss how #algorithms can perpetuate inequality and the need for ethical data science.
👉 Watch here: snglrty.co/4eU14zE
#BigData #CathyONeil #WeaponsofMathDestruction #TechEthics #AI
We discuss how #algorithms can perpetuate inequality and the need for ethical data science.
👉 Watch here: snglrty.co/4eU14zE
#BigData #CathyONeil #WeaponsofMathDestruction #TechEthics #AI
On my reading list - 3 books on understanding and resisting #Enshittification, but it's all such hard work😣
#AlgorithmsOfResistance
#AlgortithmsOfOppression
#WeaponsOfMathDestruction
- mitpress.mit.edu/978026254742...
- nyupress.org/978147983724...
- www.penguin.co.uk/books/304513...
#AlgorithmsOfResistance
#AlgortithmsOfOppression
#WeaponsOfMathDestruction
- mitpress.mit.edu/978026254742...
- nyupress.org/978147983724...
- www.penguin.co.uk/books/304513...
Algorithms of Resistance
How global workers, influencers, and activists develop tactics of algorithmic resistance by appropriating and repurposing the same algorithms that control ou...
mitpress.mit.edu
April 11, 2024 at 10:29 AM
On my reading list - 3 books on understanding and resisting #Enshittification, but it's all such hard work😣
#AlgorithmsOfResistance
#AlgortithmsOfOppression
#WeaponsOfMathDestruction
- mitpress.mit.edu/978026254742...
- nyupress.org/978147983724...
- www.penguin.co.uk/books/304513...
#AlgorithmsOfResistance
#AlgortithmsOfOppression
#WeaponsOfMathDestruction
- mitpress.mit.edu/978026254742...
- nyupress.org/978147983724...
- www.penguin.co.uk/books/304513...
Rite Aid used facial recognition technology to falsely and disproportionately identify people of color and women as likely shoplifters, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.
Rite Aid’s A.I. Facial Recognition Wrongly Tagged People of Color as Shoplifters
Under the terms of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the pharmacy chain will be barred from using the technology as a surveillance tool for five years.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2023 at 11:53 PM