Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy
by O'Neil, Cathy (Author)
Summary
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 judge... Full description
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