Re:Ellen Ullman on the importance of making algorithms acces...
by torpcoms on Friday November 24, 2017 @07:45AM
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She is only asked about it in the last question, and mentions a New York City politician wanting open source algorithms:
> Algorithms make decisions all through his borough, the East Bronx, including where children go to school, where police patrols are assigned, and the schedule for garbage pickup.
Which seems a bit bizarre, open source algorithms would be nice, but the tie in to 'the humanities' seems tenuous at best.
> Algorithms make decisions all through his borough, the East Bronx, including where children go to school, where police patrols are assigned, and the schedule for garbage pickup.
Which seems a bit bizarre, open source algorithms would be nice, but the tie in to 'the humanities' seems tenuous at best.