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

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

"A former Wall Street quantitative analyst sounds an alarm on mathematical modeling, a pervasive new force in society that threatens to undermine democracy and widen inequality"--NoveList.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: O'Neil, Cathy Author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York Crown Publishers 2016.
2016
Subjects:
Big data > Social aspects > United States
Big data > Political aspects > United States
Social indicators > Mathematical models > Moral and ethical aspects > United States
Democracy
United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009742040306719
Description
Summary:"A former Wall Street quantitative analyst sounds an alarm on mathematical modeling, a pervasive new force in society that threatens to undermine democracy and widen inequality"--NoveList.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 252 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780553418828

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