It's been known for decades that algorithms are equally good or better at making decisions than humans. http://www.psych.umn.edu/faculty/grove/096clinicalversusmechanicalprediction.pdf …
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@KirkegaardEmil@futurepundit …Which is maybe what you meant :-) Given that it is difficult to be precise within the limitations of a tweet.
@reiver @futurepundit I was referring to the cases discussed in the paper, i.e. various types of decisions (e.g. parole), not all decisions.
