Peyton DohertyNo Safe ZoneIn chapter 9 of “Weapons of Math Destruction”, Cath O’Neill talks about the many problems in the insurance industry. The problems that she…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
Peyton DohertyBlog 9 Sweating BulletsIn chapter 7 of “Weapons of Math Destruction”, Cathy O’Neil talks about how software scheduling used by companies can hurt their own…Apr 7, 2021Apr 7, 2021
Peyton DohertyIneligible to ServeIn chapter 6 of “Weapons of Math Destruction”, Cathy O’Neil talks about how using personality tests for screening purposes for a job…Mar 31, 2021Mar 31, 2021
Peyton DohertyJustice in the Age of Big DataIn chapter 5 of Cathy O’Neils “Weapon of Math Destruction”, Cathy dives into how algorithms such as PredPol unfairly treat the poor and…Mar 24, 2021Mar 24, 2021
Peyton DohertyThe Strength of Online AdvertisingChapter 4 of Cathy O’Neil’s “Weapons of Math Destruction” has a lot to do with the general topic of online advertising and the algorithms…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
Peyton DohertyGoing to College: Weapons of Math DestructionIn chapter 3 of “Weapons of Math Destruction”, Cathy O’Neil starts talking about the use of algorithms in a college setting, more…Mar 10, 2021Mar 10, 2021
Peyton DohertyFinancial Crisis and Big DataCathy O’Neil’s first experience with a WMD was while she worked at D.E. Shaw, her new job after working as a teacher and doing research…Mar 3, 2021Mar 3, 2021
Peyton DohertyBias in AI ModelsIn the popular 2016 non-fiction book Weapons of Math Destruction, Cathy O’Neil, a mathematician and data scientist, explains how…Feb 24, 2021Feb 24, 2021
Peyton DohertyArtificial Intelligence Blog #1For my movie of choice, I chose to watch Avengers: Age of Ultron. In this movie artificial intelligence is depicted in three different…Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021
