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Re:How Do Insurance Companies Know My Health History? (2017) by emilsedgh on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @04:49AM (#18237299)
That's actually really interesting! I think it really is a good law, although it may render some things really difficult for engineers.

I remember when Alphago was beating the go master, we couldn't really tell why it made certain moves.

But it certain makes sense to require an explanation for things that affect us in our lives.

Re:How Do Insurance Companies Know My Health History? (2017) by moate on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @11:04AM (#18239741)
Yea, I think showing your work is substantially more important when people's lives and finances are on the line as opposed to the thrill of victory for a go master.

If you're making algos for that directly affect another human's basic needs, I think it's really important to be able to back up why the algo did what it did. I feel like you're probably opening yourself up to massive liability (regardless of region your operating in) if you can't explain to a court why your system did X to a person that resulted in them suing your company.