Weapons of Math Destruction
By Cathy O'Neil
How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy. Crown, 2016.
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An eye-opening discussion of the algorithms and models that put Big Data to work in our lives, affecting us in increasingly significant ways and leading to disturbing outcomes, as we’re transformed into the numbers that feed these powerful mathematical weapons.
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Who should read Weapons of Math Destruction
Math and statistics students • data analysts • people fascinated by Big Data • people worried about information privacy • anyone interested in the social impacts of technology
About the author of Weapons of Math Destruction
Cathy O’Neil, PhD, is a mathematician who was a professor at Columbia University before working at a leading hedge fund on Wall Street. She then transitioned to data science and subsequently into her role as an author and educator, promoting the importance of human-centered approaches in computing and data practices.
Cathy O'Neil
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