Weapons of math destruction how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy

We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives -- where we go to school, whether we get a car loan, how much we pay for health insurance -- are being made not by humans, but by mathematical models. In theory, this should lead to greater fairness: Everyone is j...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: O'Neil, Cathy, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Broadway Books [2017]
Edición:First paperback edition
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009624861706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Bomb parts: What is a model?
  • Shell shocked: My journey of disillusionment
  • Arms race: Going to college
  • Propaganda machine: Online advertising
  • Civilian casualties: Justice in the age of big data
  • Ineligible to serve: Getting a job
  • Sweating bullets: On the job
  • Collateral damage: Landing credit
  • No safe zone: Getting insurance
  • The targeted citizen: Civic life.