'Mathwashing,' Facebook and the zeitgeist of data worship - Technical.ly Broo... - 0 views
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Aaron Davis on 16 Jun 16In an interview with Tyler Wood, Fred Benesen explains how and why data is far more subjective than we always recognise. The term mathwashing should be more of a warning to fellow technologists: don't overlook the inherent subjectivity of building things with data just because you're using math. Algorithm and data driven products will always reflect the design choices of the humans who built them, and it's irresponsible to assume otherwise.