Holden GrapesThe Targeted CitizenIn Chapter 10 of Cathy O’Neil’s “Weapons of Math Destruction”, O’Neil talks about how internet platforms use their customer‘s data to…2 min read·Apr 28, 2021----
Holden GrapesNo Safe ZoneIn chapter 9 of Cathy O’Neil’s “Weapons of Math Destruction”, O’Neil discusses how WMDs are used in the insurance industry. In what might…2 min read·Apr 21, 2021----
Holden GrapesCollateral DamageIn Cathy O’Neil’s “Weapons of Math Destruction”, O’Neil talks about how algorithms make it more difficult for people to acquire credit, an…2 min read·Apr 16, 2021----
Holden GrapesNo Value AddedIn chapter 7 of Cathy O’Neil’s “Weapons of Math Destruction”, O’Neil goes on about toxic software algorithms aimed at employees. She…3 min read·Apr 6, 2021----
Holden GrapesIneligible to ServeIn chapter 6 of Cathy O’Neil’s “Weapons of Math Destruction”, O’Neil writes about how hiring practices have become dominated by opaque…2 min read·Mar 31, 2021----
Holden GrapesWMDs in the US Justice SystemChapter 5 of Cathy O’Neil’s “Weapons of Math Destruction” is, as all of her previous chapters, depressing and not nearly as insightful as…2 min read·Mar 19, 2021----
Holden GrapesWMDs in Online AdvertisingIn chapter 4 of Cathy O‘Niel’s “Weapons of Math Destruction”, O‘Niel talks about how online advertising algorithms have been weaponized to…2 min read·Mar 17, 2021----
Holden GrapesWMDs in CollegesIn chapter 3 of “Weapons of Math Destruction” (Cathy O’Neil), O’Neil lays out how the WMDs that govern universities came to be and the…2 min read·Mar 10, 2021----
Holden GrapesBig Data DisillusionmentIn “Weapons of Math Destruction”, Cathy O’Neil claims that she became disillusioned by Weapons of Math Destruction (WMDs) due to a…2 min read·Mar 3, 2021----
Holden Grapes“Weapons of Math Destruction” — Models and BiasIn “Weapons of Math Destruction” by Cathy O’Niel, O’Neil defines an AI model as being an abstract representation of a process. O’Neil then…2 min read·Feb 24, 2021----