Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy
- UK : Penguin, 2016
- x, 259 p. ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives - where we go to school, whether we get a loan, how much we pay for 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 eliminated.
9780141985411 (pbk)
Human behavior Mathematical models Big data Social aspects Mathematical models Social aspects Algorithms Social aspects Algorithms