“Big Data” or whatever synonyms they wish to call it is only as good as those who design the algorithms to analyze it. Too often, we as a society, put too much faith in quantification and little in qualification. We say “quality” is subjective — so it’s bias. Quantity however is math — and we can’t dispute math. We fail to remember the “garbage in …
I started following you because it’s rare to have the opportunity to read blogs written by engineers who aren’t white males (other perspectives are severely necessary). I continued reading because of how well written and thought-out your articles are. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for writing this article. I think it’s an important one that many people can relate to. I also think that we’ve each used the Internet differently. You’ve acknowledged that in this piece, so I won’t try to deride you for it.
I work as the social media guy for a very prominent university, and I’ve found that since…
