In this context it means something specific, and people understand it. Algorithm as a word has moved far beyond computer science contexts.
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What is the specific thing it means that people uniformly understand?
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Complex computational decision making that affects them, that’s opaque, not either under their control, accountable or transparent although consequential. It’s not all about how to color a map with four colors with no adjacencies.
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The word evolved the way it evolved. It means more than what it meant. A perspectivist critique based on its previous meaning obscures the issue. I run into this all the time with technical people. Objecting to word evolution is both a fight one can’t win, also not useful.
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That's funny, I think of you is a technical person. Or at least, one who is technically competent.
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To circle back to this: thanks, but this means that I'm aware of how this word is used in different communities, which is how the conversation started. I get why the CS folks are frustrated with the word evolution! :-D
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