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This has been the past and present for a long at this point. "Sorry there's nothing we can do, the system won't let me." Also see Weapons of Math Destruction [
by _aavaa_ 8mo ago
This has been the past and present for a long at this point. "Sorry there's nothing we can do, the system won't let me."
Also see Weapons of Math Destruction [0].
[0]: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/241363/weapons-of-math-destruction-by-cathy-oneil/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/241363/weapons-of-m...
- denkmoon 8mo agoAlso elegantly summed up as "Computer says no" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0YGZPycMEU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0YGZPycMEU)
- c22 8mo agoI don't know if this case is in the book you cited, but in the UK they convicted many people of crimes just because the computer told them so: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
- shakna 8mo agoAnd Australia made the poorer and suicidal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robodebt_scheme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robodebt_scheme
- gammarator 8mo agoAlso “The Unaccountability Machine” https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/U/bo252799883.html https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/U/bo252799...