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I didn't go through academia for my computer science knowledge so I may be wrong about the definition of "algorithm". I understand it as a series of steps to ac
by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago
I didn't go through academia for my computer science knowledge so I may be wrong about the definition of "algorithm". I understand it as a series of steps to accomplish a task (e.g. a food recipe is a list of ingredients and an algorithm for rendering something delicious). If that's not mistaken, then the algorithm is something that's being used to make decisions.
A different term to use could be "machine-made decisions", which I personally think describes the issue better. Still, (and unless my understanding is mistaken) the word algorithm is technically accurate to this kind of decision-making.
- groffee 4y ago[dead]
- guestbest 4y agoI agree with this. If there is any responsibility it is borne by people and management’s business process. Blaming algorithms is absolving people of responsibility
- jkestner 4y agoAnd that’s exactly what the people responsible want. Another layer to launder any culpability, just like consultants, contractors and corporations. The next step is to grant algorithms personhood so we can prosecute them while their creators continue to collect money. The executives and shareholders who profit the most from the decisions must be the ones held responsible.