People are biased. Algorithms are subject to the bias of people that write them, according to Dr O’Neil . The former Wall Street quant, who received a Math Is Biased Against Women and the Poor in mathematics from Harvard , has written a book about how algorithms discriminate expressing concern about mathematical models that rank or score individuals, institutions or places. In one example she describes how drivers in Florida with a clean driving record but poor credit paid are paid an average of $ 1,552 more than drivers with high-quality credit and a drink-driving conviction.
Algorithms are subject to the bias of people that write them, according to Dr O’Neil . The former Wall Street quant, who received a Math Is Biased Against Women and the Poor in mathematics from Harvard , has written a book about how algorithms discriminate expressing concern about mathematical models that rank or score individuals, institutions or places. In one example she describes how drivers in Florida with a clean driving record but poor credit paid are paid an average of $ 1,552 more than drivers with high-quality credit and a drink-driving conviction.