Editorial values matter—at the NYT or at Facebook—but we're pondering bridle colors for our horseless carriage. The engine is the algorithm.
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Watching the Facebook/bias coverage made it clear that so many misunderstandings remain. Public debate is mostly fighting the last war.
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Algorithms are not neutral. But their biases & slants do not operate like those of human editors. The conflation is muddying the debate.
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lots of sophisticated instruments need to be calibrated & tuned for efficiency & efficacy; algorithms are just another such device.
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