This was a great speech she wasn’t trying to say all algorithms are evil or that machine learning is evil, but despite it having good consequences it can just as easily bring about a great evil. Not only do we have to be aware of hidden biases in machine learning that could be doing unethical things, but we need to be aware of the great power and effects these algorithms have on those they are being used on and how they can be used to manipulate.
Near the end she states, “Many of these ad finance platforms [e.g. Facebook, Google] boast that they are free. That means that we are the product that’s being sold. We need a digital economy where our data and our attention is not for sale to the highest bidding authoritian or demagogue.”
Near the end she states, “Many of these ad finance platforms [e.g. Facebook, Google] boast that they are free. That means that we are the product that’s being sold. We need a digital economy where our data and our attention is not for sale to the highest bidding authoritian or demagogue.”