Ian HierlCathy O’Neil “Weapons of Math Destruction”, Chapter 9 — No Safe Zone: Getting InsuranceInsurance functions by mitigating individual risk through pooling resources among many, where an individual misfortune — a broken bone, a…Apr 20, 2021Apr 20, 2021
Ian HierlCathy O’Neil, “Weapons of Math Destruction”, Chapter 8 — Collateral Damage: Landing CreditThis chapter focuses largely on “dossiers” that convey a measure of persons’ creditworthiness, trustworthiness, and general behavioral…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Ian HierlCathy O’Neil, “Weapons of Math Destruction”, Chapter 7O’Neil’s discussion coverage of WMDs in employment reiterates the central tension between labor and capital since the industrial…Apr 7, 2021Apr 7, 2021
Ian HierlCathy O’Neil, “Weapons of Math Destruction”, Chapter 6O’Neil focuses this chapter on the use of psychometric surveys for employment screening, as well as automated resume reading software for…Mar 31, 2021Mar 31, 2021
Ian HierlCathy O’Neil — Chapter 5In Chapter 5, “Civilian Casualties”, Cath O’Neil discusses the phenomenon of predictive policing. Similar to other algorithms in use in…Mar 24, 2021Mar 24, 2021
Ian HierlCathy O’Neil — Propaganda Machine“Marketing”, if we look at the word, demonstrates that its purpose is the creation of a market for product. The best products, for…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
Ian HierlCathy O’Neil — WMDs Chapter 3Cath O’Neil’s summary of the impact of statistical modeling on schools again reverts to the issues of scale, use of proxy observations…Mar 10, 2021Mar 10, 2021
Ian HierlAbstraction: Modeling Risk and its RisksAlgorithms haunt our world — ghosts inhabiting our machines. By nature, they are our way of distancing ourselves from our decisions…Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021
Ian HierlBias in AICathy O’Neil’s Weapons of Math Destruction describes models as an abstraction of real world systems and things that help us predict future…Feb 24, 2021Feb 24, 2021
Ian HierlRethinking the Smart Home: AI, Surveillance, and the Internet-of-ThingsPerhaps the largest issue with artificial intelligence is its appetite for data. Smartphones are plagued with stories about ads reflecting…Feb 17, 2021Feb 17, 2021
