Armas de destrucción matemática

Cómo el big data aumenta la desigualdad y amenaza la democracia

Encuadernación rústica con solapas, 280 pages

Spanish language

Published July 10, 2018 by Capitán Swing.

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978-84-947408-4-8
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5 stars (3 reviews)

Vivimos en la edad del algoritmo. Las decisiones que afectan a nuestras vidas no están hechas por humanos, sino por modelos matemáticos. En teoría, esto debería conducir a una mayor equidad: todos son juzgados de acuerdo con las mismas reglas, sin sesgo. Pero en realidad, ocurre exactamente lo contrario. Los modelos que se utilizan en la actualidad son opacos, no regulados e incontestables, incluso cuando están equivocados. Esto deriva en un refuerzo de la discriminación: si un estudiante pobre no puede obtener un préstamo porque un modelo de préstamo lo considera demasiado arriesgado (en virtud de su código postal), quedará excluido del tipo de educación que podría sacarlo de la pobreza, produciéndose una espiral viciosa. Los modelos apuntalan a los afortunados y castigan a los oprimidos: bienvenido al lado oscuro del big data.

O’Neil expone los modelos que dan forma a nuestro futuro, como individuos y como sociedad. Estas …

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An absolut must-read for a world emprisoned in a golden cage

5 stars

If you wish to understand better what is at stakes with the algorithms and the global digital maze we seem to be prisoner of, then, this is a must read. Cathy O'Neil very clearly unravel the intricate technical, philosophical, political and socioeconomic logic at play. She shows how they work together to force an even more violent neoliberalism in every area of our daily lives, whether social, cultural, professional, judiciary, educational or political and economic. It is both quite scary and at the same time empowering, as it gives us the basics to look for collective ways to progressively get out of the maze we've lost ourselves in. As the say goes, knowledge is power, and I believe it has never been more true than today.

I would recommend to read it along Shoshana Zuboff's (bookwyrm.social/author/39159/s/shoshana-zuboff) "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" (bookwyrm.social/book/260163/s/the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism). They nicely complement each …

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5 stars

This was an exceptional book. It's not heavy into statistics but gives the rationale for what is a WMD (Weapon of Math Destruction) and WMDs maybe a new term but we have been under the exploitation of WMDs well before we think. It's not a new phenomenon but it is one that we should be aware of.

Take a read and learn how about them so that we can all do better to combat them and use math to not only help describe the world but make it a better place to live in.