“The most important goal I had in mind was to convince people to stop blindly trusting algorithms and assuming that they are inherently fair and objective.” PeopleMindImportantGoalFairsAssumingObjectivesConvinceAlgorithms Author:Cathy O'Neil
“Obviously the more transparency we have as auditors, the more we can get, but the main goal is to understand important characteristics about a black box algorithm without necessarily having to understand every single granular detail of the algorithm.” ImportantGoalBlackDetailsBoxesCharacteristicsTransparencyAlgorithmsAuditorsBlack Boxes 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
