Category: Algorithm

  • The Ethics of Algorithms in Modern Society: An Examination of Bias, Monoculture, and Decision-Making

    Use the essay “How Algorithms Rule Our Working Lives” by Cathy O’Neil to ask a question.
    Develop your response/argument by staging a conversation that uses the primary essay and 3 additional texts.
    *make sure to write use the primary essay to ask a question and make argument in response to your question by using the primary essay and the 3 addtional texts as listed below.
    – make sure to ONLY use those 4 resources for the essayas as given below(the primary essay and the 3 additionl texts as listed below)
    – do not use any AI tools to complete the essay and no plagarism
    – Ignore my title because I don’t know what the title of my essay should be, but the title of the essay should be the brief summation of the essay’s argument
    Word Count: 1500-1800
    The primary essay is “How Algorithms Rule Our Working Lives “by Cathy O’Neil (Cliclk the pdf file to access to the reading)
    links to the 3 additional texts(copy and paste the link below to access to the reading)
    Matthias Speilkamp, “Inspecting Algorithms for Bias”
    https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/06/12/105804/inspecting-algorithms-for-bias/ 
    Kyle Chayka, “Can Monoculture survive the Algorithm?”:  https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/17/21024439/monoculture-algorithm-netflix-spotify
    Ananya. “Algorithms Are Making Important Decisions. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/algorithms-are-making-important-decisions-what-could-possibly-go-wrong/