Collateral DamageIn Chapter 8 of Weapons of Math Destruction, Cathy O’Neil discusses ‘e-scores,’ a consumer rating metric that is used as a factor in…Apr 16, 2021Apr 16, 2021
Crime Prediction Models — Perpetuating Inequality‘Predictive Policing’ refers to the use of crime prediction models by law enforcement agencies to allocate resources to places where crime…Mar 24, 2021Mar 24, 2021
For-Profit Colleges: Manipulative, Exploitative, & InferiorBefore its campuses closed in 2018, Vatterott College was an accredit for-profit college that, as with many other for-profit colleges…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
Mathematical Deception in Ranking SystemsWhy Colleges are Trapped into Perpetuating Class InequalityMar 10, 2021Mar 10, 2021
Published inThe StartupThe Toxic Loops Within Mathematical ModelsA Discussion of the Dangers of Big Data as Expressed by Cathy O’NeilFeb 23, 2021Feb 23, 2021
An Artificial Warden of the ForestA Highly Naïve Idea for An Earth-Sustaining AI AgentFeb 16, 2021Feb 16, 2021