Note Details
- Stage: seed 🌱
- Type: book
- Topics: technology, social-justice, data
Cathy O’Neil’s expose of how big data algorithms reinforce inequality, punish the poor, and undermine democracy while hiding behind a veneer of mathematical objectivity.
Book Summary
O’Neil, a mathematician and data scientist, reveals how opaque algorithms used in education, criminal justice, lending, and hiring create feedback loops that systematically disadvantage the poor and minorities.
Notes
- Algorithmic bias and opacity
- Related to 4 Algorithms of Oppression - How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Safiya Umoja Noble