Re:Algorithms Are Great and All, but They Can Also Ruin Lives
by csours on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @03:08PM
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An un-implemented algorithm is just an abstraction.
Every algorithm has edge cases. You can try to find and handle these with special cases, but they will continue to crop up especially when you use them on real humans.
Humans come in an amazing variety of configurations. For some reason youtube wants me to watch alcohol ads in russian and spanish, even though I don't drink or speak russian (and poor spanish)
Every algorithm has edge cases. You can try to find and handle these with special cases, but they will continue to crop up especially when you use them on real humans.
Humans come in an amazing variety of configurations. For some reason youtube wants me to watch alcohol ads in russian and spanish, even though I don't drink or speak russian (and poor spanish)