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alilleybrinker ◴[20 Oct 24 01:53 UTC] No.41892299[source]▶
Cathy O'Neil's "Weapons of Math Destruction" (2016, Penguin Random House) is a good companion to this concept, covering the "accountability sink" from the other side of those constructing or overseeing systems.

Cathy argues that the use of algorithm in some contexts permits a new scale of harmful and unaccountable systems that ought to be reigned in.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/241363/weapons-of-m...

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bigiain ◴[20 Oct 24 03:47 UTC] No.41892714[source]▶
Brings to mind old wisdom:

"A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a Management Decision." IBM presentation, 1979

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RobotToaster ◴[20 Oct 24 14:38 UTC] No.41895644[source]▶
See also: “To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.” —Paul Ehrlich
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1. chgs ◴[20 Oct 24 19:18 UTC] No.41897792[source]▶
To err requires a computer

To really foul things up requires scalability