Rory RBlog 11 No Safe ZoneIn Chapter 9 of Cathy O’Neil’s Weapons of Math Destruction, she talks about how big data impacts people’s insurance rates, and even their…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
Rory RBlog 10: Collateral DamageIn chapter 8 of Weapons of Math Destruction, O’Neil talks about WMDs in the credit system. Credit scores are often used as a proxy for…Apr 14, 2021Apr 14, 2021
Rory RBlog 9In the last chapter of Weapons of Math Destruction, O’Neil talked about unfair WMD’s in corporate hiring algorithms. In this chapter, she…Apr 7, 2021Apr 7, 2021
Rory RMy 8th Blog PostIn Chapter 6 of her book, Cathy O’Neil takes on hiring algorithms, ultimately deciding that they are a WMD.Mar 30, 2021Mar 30, 2021
Rory RCH V WMDIn chapter 5 of WMD, Cathy O’Neil talks about policing algorithms. These algorithms look at past crime data and predict where future…Mar 23, 2021Mar 23, 2021
Rory RMore about CollegeIn Chapter 4, Cathy O’Neil takes on the advertising industry — specifically advertising for for-profit universities. Advertising has…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
Rory RChapter 3: College Admissions and WMD’sChapter 3 of Cathy O’Neil’s Weapons of Math Destruction is about how a WMD has ravaged the higher education system in the United States…Mar 9, 2021Mar 9, 2021
Rory RWeapons of Math Destruction Ch 2O’Neil left her professorship to become a quantative analyst at Shaw — a well known hedge fund. When she first started working there, she…Mar 2, 2021Mar 2, 2021
Rory RAI ModelsChapter One of O’Neil’s book is an introduction to AI models, paying specific attention to their potential to create bias. O’Neil says…Feb 23, 2021Feb 23, 2021
Rory RHypothetical AI InventionI often use music to amplify or flavor my state of mind, but it can be tricky finding the right song. A machine that monitors your mental…Feb 17, 2021Feb 17, 2021
