Algorithms are subject to the bias of people that write them, according to Dr Cathy O’Neil. A provocative new book called “Weapons of Math Destruction” has inspired some charged headlines. Photograph: 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 Cathy O’Neil. Photograph: 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.