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Keep in mind that this type of correlation is baked into the system. Lawyer hires an ad agency to get the word out. Agency does SEO on inbound clicks. Finds tha
by whoopdedo 8y ago
Keep in mind that this type of correlation is baked into the system. Lawyer hires an ad agency to get the word out. Agency does SEO on inbound clicks. Finds that there are geographical clusters where a lot of searches originate from. Agency responsibly increases bids on ads for devices in those places. The agency could take the next step and identify what those places are and why they're popular with people looking for lawyers, but what would be the point? All they're interested in is maximizing the value of every dollar they spend on advertising and if the data says do it that's what you do.
- medecau 8y agoThe book "Weapons of Math Destruction" goes into some detail on how these models are being used to exploit people when in some cases they could be used to help them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapons_of_Math_Destruction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapons_of_Math_Destruction