We can't allow algorithms, big data, and "AI" to be used to end-run the rule of law. We (the USA) are supposed to be a "nation of laws and not of men." An algo

We can't allow algorithms, big data, and "AI" to be used to end-run the rule of law. We (the USA) are supposed to be a "nation of laws and not of men." An algorithm is merely an artifact of human engineering, and so allowing algorithms to take the place of laws and due process is simply a roundabout way of putting the engineers of said algorithm into a position of arbitrary power. This is particularly true if the algorithm is a secret, can be modified without an audit trail (or can self-modify without auditability), or is inscrutable. Anything based on "deep learning" and the like is usually at least two of these three things.