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Re:What happened when Boston Public Schools tried for equity... by stephengillie on Monday September 24, 2018 @09:47AM (#18057607)
Request was for a system that perfectly understands you.

Reality is, instead of a human misunderstanding you, it's a robot (like Rosie from Jetsons) misunderstanding you.

Re:What happened when Boston Public Schools tried for equity... by lodrein on Monday September 24, 2018 @11:20AM (#18058409)
It makes sense that it can be easier to be misunderstood by a human than by a robot. And what about the case when any decision will always be bad for some people? I would argue that using (at least partly) an algorithm can add some fairness to the process, as without an algorithm systems can favor people who know the system the most.