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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     O'Neil, Cathy.     Subjects     Big data -- Social aspects.     Big data -- Political aspects.     Social indicators -- Mathematical models -- Moral and ethical aspects.     Democracy -- United States.     United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      O'Neil, Cathy.       by title:      Weapons of math dest...       by call number:      303.4833 O58w     Search the Web     O'Neil, Cathy.     Big data -- Social aspects.     Big data -- Political aspects.     Social indicators -- Mathematical models -- Moral and ethical aspects.     Democracy -- United States.     United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.       MARC Display

Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy / Cathy O'Neil. by O'Neil, Cathy. Crown, [2016] Call #: 303.4833 O58w Subjects Big data -- Social aspects.   Big data -- Political aspects.   Social indicators -- Mathematical models -- Moral and ethical aspects.   Democracy -- United States.   United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century. ISBN:  9780553418811 (hc.) 9780553418835 (pbk.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  x, 259 pages ; 22 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-252) and index. Contents:  Bomb parts: what is a model? -- Shell shocked: my journey of disillusionment -- Arms race: going to college -- Propaganda machine: online advertising -- Civilian casualties: justice in the age of big data -- Ineligible to serve: getting a job -- Sweating bullets: on the job -- Collateral damage: landing credit -- No safe zone: getting insurance -- The targeted citizen: civic life. Summary:  A former Wall Street quantitative analyst sounds an alarm on mathematical modeling, a pervasive new force in society that threatens to undermine democracy and widen inequality. The models being used today are opaque, unregulated, and uncontestable, even when they're wrong. Welcome to the dark side of Big Data. Tracing the arc of a person's life, O'Neil exposes the black box models that shape our future, both as individuals and as a society. These 'weapons of math destruction' score teachers and students, sort résumés, grant (or deny) loans, evaluate workers, target voters, set parole, and monitor our health. O'Neil calls on modelers to take more responsibility for their algorithms and on policy makers to regulate their use. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 303.4833 O58w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 303.4833 O58w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 303.4833 O58w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 303.4833 O58w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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