At The Guardian, Cathy O'Neil writes about why algorithms can be wrong. She classifies the reasons into four categories on a spectrum ranging from unintential errors to outright malfeasance. As algorithms now make a large portion of the decisions affecting our lives, scrutiny is ever more important and she provides multiple examples in each category of their impact.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday July 17 2017, @05:35PM (1 child)
You can if it's code controlling a robot.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 17 2017, @05:45PM
Neither as effective nor as dramatic and useful, but sure once authority is totally protected from harm I am certain everything will be just fine.. Just fine..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iBT3dsnUSU [youtube.com]