Algorithms are a threat to society and so far, academia is asleep at the wheel.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/14/opinion/academia-tech-algorithms.html …
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As someone who tries to do just this, and argued for much of the same, I found the diagnosis in your piece way, way lopsided. Academia is under severe attack exactly because it’s the one place that can do this. The problem is deeply political.
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I agree it's the one place that can do this. But how many jobs are opening up to do this?
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I can't tell you how many young computer scientists write to me wanting to get a job holding algorithms accountable but all the jobs are at Facebook. It's a problem.
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And to be clear, I know lots of sociologists are doing great work in the area. We need computer science and stats and maths departments to pitch in.
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They should. You should also see the pressures against that. Your analysis is lopsided to the causes. Not ignoring. Significant and purposeful defunding, tremendous political pressure against relevant and critical work and poaching.
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Yet, almost all the best work is academic—despite profound pressures. Honestly, “ivory tower” issues exist but that’s like talking about interior decoration while an arsonist wants to burn down a house because the inhabitants are still a threat to the powerful.
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Yeah, the insurance industry lobbied hard against ProPublica after that premium pricing story dropped:https://www.propublica.org/article/the-car-insurance-industry-attacks-our-story-our-response …
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