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Originally Posted by j.p.s
Just finished Weapons of Math Destruction bu Cathy O'Neil. Highly recommended. Mathematical background not required.
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Originally Posted by gmw
Yes, I enjoyed that too (read it about 18 months ago). It probably should become required reading for software developers.
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Also see:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ostcount=28786
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon...th_Destruction
And today it is on sale on amazon.com for $2.99
https://www.amazon.com//dp/B019B6VCLO/
The author has a PhD in Mathematics and worked as data scientist at a hedge fund until realizing that algoritms are being weaponized, and thus has the competence and inside knowledge to write on the subject.