Data scientist and author Cathy O'Neil to Speak on "Weapons of Math Destruction: Big Data and You
In her lecture, "Weapons of Math Destruction: Big Data and You," O’Neil’s will argue that we are living in age of the algorithm where the decisions that affect our lives— where we go to school, whether we can get or keep a job or get a loan or go to jail, how much we pay for health insurance—are increasingly being made not by humans, but by computers.
But as O’Neil reveals, the mathematical models being used today are unregulated and uncontestable, even when they’re wrong. Most troubling, they reinforce discrimination— propping up the lucky, punishing the downtrodden, and undermining our democracy in the process. She advocates for careful design and ethical considerations to ensure that algorithms incorporate transparency and accountability.
O'Neil has the ability to translate complex subject matter to simple terms. This timely forum is one not to miss.
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