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> The algo should obviously be public Given that, at least in the US, people had to regularly sue corporations that defend the secrecy of their fancy algorithm
by tastroder 7y ago
> The algo should obviously be public
Given that, at least in the US, people had to regularly sue corporations that defend the secrecy of their fancy algorithms^W^W Excel sheets as trade secrets... that's not as obvious as you might think.
- eloff 7y agoWhich is completely unrelated to public entities.
- tastroder 7y agoWhy would that be? Health care providers, bail risk assessment software for courts, ... it's not like some public entity like the IRS would be likely to develop much in-house.
- eloff 7y agoJust like the IRS must publish all their rules on taxes, likewise that would be necessary for their algorithm.