Math doesn't make algorithms scientific. Subjective decisions cannot be "neutral". My piece. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/opinion/the-real-bias-built-in-at-facebook.html …pic.twitter.com/78fh6C54Fs
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Algorithms in human affairs are complex, dynamic, increasingly opaque (even to their coders) & now used in systems where we can't calibrate.
Lack of neutrality in these algorithms is inherent to the enterprise. That's what Facebook & the rest should own up.http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/opinion/the-real-bias-built-in-at-facebook.html …
There's only a difference if you are ignorant for the difficulties in flying a plane. "No right answer" can happen there too!
All the problems you have with (machine learning) algorithms are already present in physics and in engineering. Just less extreme...
@haldaume3 Wrong. All actions have unforeseen (and therefore may be biased) effects. E.g., Flying a plane warms the planet.
Seems like the real issue is defining the "right" answer. In the case of hiring: more like us vs do job well
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