“An insurance company might say, "Tell us more about yourself so your premiums can go down." When they say that, they're addressing the winners, not the losers.” MightCompanyWinnerLoserAbout YourselfInsurance Companies Author:Cathy O'Neil
“The NSA buys data from private companies, so the private companies are the source of all this stuff.” StuffCompanySourceDataNsa Author:Cathy O'Neil
“We don't let a car company just throw out a car and start driving it around without checking that the wheels are fastened on. We know that would result in death; but for some reason we have no hesitation at throwing out some algorithms untested and unmonitored even when they're making very important life-and-death decisions.” KnowsImportantReasonDecisionResultsCompanyCarDrivingWheelsLife And DeathThrowingHesitationAlgorithmsImportant Life Author:Cathy O'Neil
“I set up a company, an algorithmic auditing company myself. I have no clients.” CompanyClients Author:Cathy O'Neil
“I think big data companies only like good news. So I think they're just hoping that they don't get sued, essentially.” ThinkingBigsCompanyNewsDataGood NewsThink Big Author:Cathy O'Neil
