Cathy O’Neil shares about her book, Weapons of Math Destruction, on episode 170 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

This has very little to do with technical knowledge and everything to do with power.
—Cathy O’Neil

They think that because something is mathematical … it’s inherently more fair than a human process.
—Cathy O’Neil

There’s absolutely no reason to think that algorithms are inherently fair.
—Cathy O’Neil

It doesn’t make sense for all colleges to be measured by the same yardstick.
—Cathy O’Neil

There are ethical choices in every single algorithm we build.
—Cathy O’Neil

Resources Mentioned

• Weapons of Math Destruction* by Cathy O’Neil
• U.S. News and World Report: Best College Rankings
• Wall Street Journal / Times Higher Education College Rankings
• How Can We Stop Algorithms Telling Lies
• Big Data is Coming to Health Insurance
• Why We Need Accountable Algorithms
• Digital Redlining and Privacy with Chris Gilliard

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