I think big data companies only like good news. So I think they're just hoping that they don't get sued, essentially.
Cathy O'NeilThere's less of a connection for a lot of people between the technical decisions we make and the ethical ramifications we are responsible for.
Cathy O'NeilThe NSA buys data from private companies, so the private companies are the source of all this stuff.
Cathy O'NeilI think there's inherently an issue that models will literally never be able to handle, which is that when somebody comes along with a new way of doing something that's really excellent, the models will not recognize it. They only know how to recognize excellence when they can measure it somehow.
Cathy O'NeilThere are lots of different ways that algorithms can go wrong, and what we have now is a system in which we assume because it's shiny new technology with a mathematical aura that it's perfect and it doesn't require further vetting. Of course, we never have that assumption with other kinds of technology.
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