Algorithms, in the view of author Christopher Steiner, are poised to take over everything. Algorithms embedded in software are now everywhere: Netflix recommendations, credit scores, driving directions, stock trading, Google search, Facebook's news feed, the TSA's process to decide who gets searched, the Home Depot prices you are quoted online, and so on. Just a …
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Guilt Through Algorithmic Association
You're a 16-year-old Muslim kid in America. Say your name is Mohammad Abdullah. Your schoolmates are convinced that you're a terrorist. They keep typing in Google queries likes "is Mohammad Abdullah a terrorist?" and "Mohammad Abdullah al Qaeda." Google's search engine learns. All of a sudden, auto-complete starts suggesting terms like "Al Qaeda" as the …
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