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How Can We Stop Algorithms From Lying?

posted by Fnord666 on Monday July 17 2017, @03:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the swear-on-a-stack-of-K&Rs dept.

canopic jug writes:

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.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 17 2017, @09:28PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 17 2017, @09:28PM (#540574)

    I see your actions and your statements, I should see something else? I think your trolltastic but that isn't empathy I don't know you, and a radical fascist position over the internet is not likely to make me , but unlike you I leave hunting you down and killing you to locals that know what you are personally

  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday July 18 2017, @02:07AM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday July 18 2017, @02:07AM (#540701) Homepage Journal

    I really think you need to look up the definition of fascist. Then look in a mirror and make a frank and earnest assessment of your own words and actions.

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