So I need to file for premarket approval every time I want to use a b-tree? Jest aside, I think there is a real lack of clarity in what Fry is asking for here.

So I need to file for premarket approval every time I want to use a b-tree? Jest aside, I think there is a real lack of clarity in what Fry is asking for here. You don't need a computer to bumble your way into reinventing redlining, yet at the same time a single algorithmic tool can be benign or morally terrifying based on application. What are the boundaries Fry seeks and what moral principles do we base them on? What mechanism(s) does she envision as proper to enforce them? That bit about pre-market approval isn't entirely a joke - the analogy to FDA specifically rather than another regulator implies either pre-market approval processes or a bad author. How do we categorize which pieces of software to subject to what levels of scrutiny? I don't mean to poo-poo the idea of getting limits around software that is making more and more impactful decisions. Hopefully the reason this article is so light on detail is because the reporter doesn't understand the subject matter. But Fry's response to the data ownership question is the sign of someone that always punts to "experts" when pressed on the finer details.