Ok, fine but... Understanding bias isn't what engineers are trained to do. It's not just running a few correlations.pic.twitter.com/Me8b2yWk39
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Causal inference in human social systems is hard. Your "data" is limited and biased. Need depth of understanding. Being smart isn't enough.
If you want to deal with bias in digital platforms, you gotta bring in people who think a lot about stratification, inequality, culture...
.@zeynep @metaforgotten wait, my thesis might be *useful?* (trans. postmodern philosophy into engr edu context) http://blog.melchua.com/2016/08/20/postmodernism-for-engineers-the-draft-collection/ …
tho, having done my time in the hci trenches, "engineers discovering focault" is kinda unbearable to witness
This is really quoteworthy! But I do hope they stop at Foucault. :)
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