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Weapons Of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality And Threatens Democracy
Weapons Of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality And Threatens Democracy
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“A manual for the twenty-first-century citizen . . . relevant and urgent.”— Financial Times
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • The Boston Globe • Wired • Fortune • Kirkus Reviews • The Guardian • Nature • On Point
We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives—where we go to school, whether we can get a job or a loan, how much we pay for health insurance—are being made not by humans, but by machines. In theory, this should lead to greater fairness: Everyone is judged according to the same rules.
But as mathematician and data scientist Cathy O’Neil reveals, the mathematical models being used today are unregulated and uncontestable, even when they’re wrong. Most troubling, they reinforce discrimination—propping up the lucky, punishing the downtrodden, and undermining our democracy in the process. Welcome to the dark side of Big Data.
A note on book covers: while we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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One Line Summary
Explores how algorithms perpetuate inequality and social injustice.
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Who is this book for?
If you're curious about the unseen forces shaping our society, this book offers eye-opening insights into how big data and algorithms influence every aspect of our lives. It reads like a whistle-blower’s tale, revealing the dangerous unregulated models that can deepen existing inequalities. This is a compelling call to awareness for anyone concerned about fairness and democracy in the digital age.