Weapons of Math Destruction
How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
O'Neil on how algorithms reinforce discrimination and inequality.
About the book
Harvard PhD mathematician O'Neil exposes opaque, unaccountable algorithms in hiring, lending, criminal justice, and education that harm vulnerable populations. Won the Euler Book Prize and National Book Award longlisting for its urgent case that algorithmic systems need regulation and transparency.
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