The Tyranny of Metrics
One of the great themes of Aristotle’s work on ethics and politics is the need for human judgment. In the Politics,...
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the end of algorithmic culture
The promise and peril of algorithmic culture is a rather a Theme here at Text Patterns Command Center, so let’s look...
again with the algorithms
The tragically naïve idea that algorithms are neutral and unbiased and other-than-human is a long-term concern of...
on the Quants and the Creatives
Over the past few months I’ve thought from time to time about this Planet Money episode on A/B testing. The episode...
algorithms and responsibility
One of my fairly regular subthemes here is the increasing power of algorithms over our daily lives and what Ted...
Uber, algorithms, and trust
I encourage you to read Adam Greenfield’s analysis of Uber and its core values — it’s brilliant. I find myself...