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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I'm really puzzled by this. We have
@datasociety,@AINowInstitute,@BKCHarvard and so many more, and like many others I'm constantly on the road talking with orgs and groups about this. Not to mention the upcoming@fatconference in NYC. Academics are way on top of this.12 replies 20 retweets 101 likes -
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In summary, the recommendations of the directions we should be going in are on the money. But the arguments should recognize all the work that is already being done, that in fact justifies the recommendations as quite feasible.
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I know I said "in summary", but I can't help myself. In Europe the academic interactions with govt are very far along: for e.g see work of
@mikarv@SandraWachter5 and many others.1 reply 3 retweets 13 likes -
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Not to mention (how could I even forget!!) the incomparable work
@zeynep is doing.1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes -
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Thanks. I was puzzled by this piece as well; there is tremendous work being done despite deliberate sabotage, defunding and exploitation. That's not what I'd call "asleep" at the wheel. Sure, we need *much* more but ... see above. Sabotage, defunding, exploitative poaching.
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Hear hear. Indeed I fear an “institute for algorithm accountability” is the wrong mode entirely. Research is needed most to identify where the “algorithm” is just the visible surface of more complex and more intractable sociotechnical challenges, and what might be done about it.
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Also! Studying this stuff outside the social, political and complex set-up is fine as first round, but you inevitably need to get in the weeds--and that requires substantive focus on the specific area. (And academia does this very well when funded and supported).
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