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The Resource Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy, Cathy O'Neil
Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy, Cathy O'Neil
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- Summary
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- "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 eliminated. But as Cathy O'Neil reveals in this urgent and necessary book, the opposite is true. The models being used today are opaque, unregulated, and uncontestable, even when they're wrong. Most troubling, they reinforce discrimination: If a poor student can't get a loan because a lending model deems him too risky (by virtue of his zip code), he's then cut off from the kind of education that could pull him out of poverty, and a vicious spiral ensues. Models are propping up the lucky and punishing the downtrodden, creating a 'toxic cocktail for democracy.' Welcome to the dark side of Big Data. Tracing the arc of a person's life, O'Neil exposes the black box models that shape our future, both as individuals and as a society. These 'weapons of math destruction' score teachers and students, sort résumés, grant (or deny) loans, evaluate workers, target voters, set parole, and monitor our health. O'Neil calls on modelers to take more responsibility for their algorithms and on policy makers to regulate their use. But in the end, it's up to us to become more savvy about the models that govern our lives. This important book empowers us to ask the tough questions, uncover the truth, and demand change."--Dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 259 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- 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 damage : landing credit
- No safe zone : getting insurance
- The targeted citizen : civic life
- Isbn
- 9780553418811
- Label
- Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy
- Title
- Weapons of math destruction
- Title remainder
- how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy
- Statement of responsibility
- Cathy O'Neil
- Language
- eng
- 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 eliminated. But as Cathy O'Neil reveals in this urgent and necessary book, the opposite is true. The models being used today are opaque, unregulated, and uncontestable, even when they're wrong. Most troubling, they reinforce discrimination: If a poor student can't get a loan because a lending model deems him too risky (by virtue of his zip code), he's then cut off from the kind of education that could pull him out of poverty, and a vicious spiral ensues. Models are propping up the lucky and punishing the downtrodden, creating a 'toxic cocktail for democracy.' Welcome to the dark side of Big Data. Tracing the arc of a person's life, O'Neil exposes the black box models that shape our future, both as individuals and as a society. These 'weapons of math destruction' score teachers and students, sort résumés, grant (or deny) loans, evaluate workers, target voters, set parole, and monitor our health. O'Neil calls on modelers to take more responsibility for their algorithms and on policy makers to regulate their use. But in the end, it's up to us to become more savvy about the models that govern our lives. This important book empowers us to ask the tough questions, uncover the truth, and demand change."--Dust jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- O'Neil, Cathy
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QA76.9.B45
- LC item number
- O64 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Big data
- Big data
- Social indicators
- Democracy
- United States
- Big Data
- Soziale Ungleichheit
- Demokratie
- USA
- Label
- Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy, Cathy O'Neil
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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 damage : landing credit -- No safe zone : getting insurance -- The targeted citizen : civic life
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 259 pages
- Isbn
- 9780553418811
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2016003900
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Stock number
- 99969126641
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)932385614
- (OCoLC)ocn932385614
- Label
- Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy, Cathy O'Neil
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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 damage : landing credit -- No safe zone : getting insurance -- The targeted citizen : civic life
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 259 pages
- Isbn
- 9780553418811
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2016003900
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Stock number
- 99969126641
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)932385614
- (OCoLC)ocn932385614
Subject
- Big data -- Social aspects -- United States
- Democracy -- United States
- Demokratie
- Social indicators -- Mathematical models | Moral and ethical aspects
- Big Data
- USA
- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- Soziale Ungleichheit
- Big data -- Political aspects -- United States
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