Books Details
Author : Michael Kearns Pages : 232 pages Publisher : Oxford University
Press, USA Language : eng ISBN-10 : 0190948205 ISBN-13 :
9780190948207
Books Descriptions
Over the course of a generation, algorithms have gone from mathematical
abstractions to powerful mediators of daily life. Algorithms have made our
lives more efficient, more entertaining, and, sometimes, better informed.
At the same time, complex algorithms are increasingly violating the basic
rights of individual citizens. Allegedly anonymized datasets routinely leak
our most sensitive personal information; statistical models for everything
from mortgages to college admissions reflect racial and gender bias.
Meanwhile, users manipulate algorithms to "game" search engines, spam
filters, online reviewing services, and navigation apps.Understanding and
improving the science behind the algorithms that run our lives is rapidly
becoming one of the most pressing issues of this century. Traditional
fixes, such as laws, regulations and watchdog groups, have proven woefully
inadequate. Reporting from the cutting edge of scientific research, The
Ethical Algorithm offers a new approach: a set
