Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy / Cathy O'Ne...
Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy / Cathy O'Ne...
Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy / Cathy O'Neil.
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New York Crown, [2016]
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G 2017/1392
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 259 pages ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Contents: 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 d...
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Publisher
New York Crown, [2016]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
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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.
"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 judged according to the same rules, and bias is elimi...
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Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy / Cathy O'Neil.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2017/1392
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74VKVRQLaPrA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVRQLaPrA
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ISBN
9780553418835 (pbk.)
9780553418811 (hardcover)
DDC
005.7
MMS ID
991024075319302626
