‘Weapons of Math Destruction’: A Data Scientist’s Warning About Impacts of Big Data - EdSurge News
“These days algorithms have taken on an almost godlike power—they’re up in the (data) clouds, watching everything, passing judgment and leaving us ...
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The article "Weapons of Math Destruction": A Data Scientist's Warning About Impacts of Big Data, which can be found in the EdSurge News section, is a warning from a data scientist about the dangers of big data analytics. The warning focuses on the power and influence that algorithms have taken over our daily activities and urge us to remain attentive to their negative consequences. The article suggests that although algorithms make decisions quickly based on many variables, we should not dismiss their potential for inequality and bias in decision making. The author highlights how such technologies may fail to properly weigh the ethical implications when making life-altering choices about individuals and society as a whole.
Keywords: Big data, Algorithms, Inequality, Bias, Implications
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