{"id":10666,"date":"2017-02-19T19:51:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T03:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/?p=10666"},"modified":"2019-02-18T20:58:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T04:58:11","slug":"yahoo-algorithms-run-wrld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/uncategorized\/pwi-co-lab-staff\/yahoo-algorithms-run-wrld\/","title":{"rendered":"How Algorithms (Secretly) Run The World"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Opening Insights<\/h2>\n\r\n\t<style>\r\n.rTable {    \r\ndisplay: table;    \r\nwidth: 100%; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableRow {    \r\ndisplay: table-row; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableHead {    \r\ndisplay: table-header-group;  \r\nwidth: 50%;\r\nbackground-color: #ddd;  \r\nfont-weight: bold; \r\ntext-align: center; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableCell, .rTableHead {    \r\ndisplay: table-cell;    \r\npadding: 3px 10px;  \r\nfont-size: 12px; \r\n\twidth: 50%;\r\nborder: 1px solid #FFFFFF; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableFoot {    \r\ndisplay: table-footer-group; \r\nwidth: 100%; \r\nfont-weight: bold; \r\ntext-align: center;  \r\nbackground-color: #ddd; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableBody.Bold {    \r\ndisplay: table-cell; \r\nfont-weight: bold; \r\ntext-align: center;  \r\n}\r\n\t\t\r\n.rTableBody.Italic {    \r\ndisplay: table-row-group; \r\nfont-style: italic;\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div data-reactid=\"32\">\n<div id=\"mrt-node-SideTop-1-HeadComponentAttribution\" data-locator=\"subtree-root\">\n<div id=\"SideTop-1-HeadComponentAttribution-Proxy\" data-reactid=\"1\" data-react-checksum=\"-1509958906\" data-reactroot=\"\">\n<div id=\"SideTop-1-HeadComponentAttribution\" class=\"auth-attr W(100%) Mb(12px) Pos(r)\" data-reactid=\"2\">\n<div class=\"auth-prov-soc Fz(14px) Mend(4px) Va(m) D(tbc) Mah(45px) Maw(320px) Mah(40px)--sm\" data-reactid=\"7\">\n<div class=\"D(tbc)\" data-reactid=\"10\">\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>P<\/em><em>ocket Wisdom Insights (PWI) invites you to explore the following <strong>Co-Lab Blog<\/strong>.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> This blog features parts of\u00a0influential and insightful article written outside of the <strong>PWI\u00a0Co-Lab<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em> written outside of the <strong>PWI\u00a0Co-Lab<\/strong> by Rob Lever, on February 10, 2017, \u00a0published by AFP<\/em><br \/>\n<em> We have republished this content in respect of the author\u2019s vision, message and research.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"23\">Washington (AFP) - When you browse online for a new pair of shoes, pick a movie to stream on Netflix or apply for a car loan, an algorithm likely has its word to say on the outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"24\">The complex mathematical formulas are playing a growing role in all walks of life: from detecting skin cancers to suggesting new Facebook friends, deciding who gets a job, how police resources are deployed, who gets insurance at what cost, or who is on a \"no fly\" list.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Informational Insights<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"25\">Algorithms are being used -- experimentally -- to write news articles from raw data, while Donald Trump's presidential campaign was helped by behavioral marketers who used an algorithm to locate the highest concentrations of \"persuadable voters.\"<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"26\">But while such automated tools can inject a measure of objectivity into erstwhile subjective decisions, fears are rising over the lack of transparency algorithms can entail, with pressure growing to apply standards of ethics or \"accountability.\"<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"27\">Data scientist Cathy O'Neil cautions about \"blindly trusting\" formulas to determine a fair outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"28\">\"Algorithms are not inherently fair, because the person who builds the model defines success,\" she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"28\">Source:\u00a0https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/algorithms-secretly-run-world-061905775.html<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Possibilities for Consideration<\/h2>\n<h3>Take a moment and examine\u2026<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>As you reviewed the material above, what stood out to you?<\/li>\n<li>What is the potential impact, economically and\/or socially?<\/li>\n<li>What action is needed to stop or support this idea?<\/li>\n<li>You may want to consider whether you:\n<ul>\n<li>want to be <em>aware<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>should become <em>supportive<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>would want to be <em>active<\/em> in this topic?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Add Your Insight<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. 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