278 RR Consequences of an Insightful Algorithm with Carina C Zona

0:45 - Introducing Carina C. Zona

• Website
• Personal Twitter
• Callback Women
• We So Crafty

2:10 - Coding consequences

• RubyConf 2015 Keynote: “Consequences of an Insightful Algorithm”
• Slides
• Code Newbies discussion

6:00 - Examples of consequences

• Flickr Deep Learning
• Google Photo

10:50 - Data quality theories14:05 - Preventable Mistakes and Algorithmic Transparency17:30 - Predictive Policing and Biased Data

• “The Reality of Crime-Fighting Algorithms”
• “Machine Bias”

22:07 - Coder Responsibility

• Mechanical Turk
• Google Crowdsource App
• “Social Network Nextdoor Moves To Block Racial Profiling Online”
• “raceAhead: How Nextdoor Reduced Racist Postings Using Empathy”

31:35 - Algorithm triggers

• Eric Meyer: “Inadvertent Algorithmic Cruelty”

37:20 - Fixing a mistake40:15 - Trusting humans versus trusting machines

• Facebook Trending Topics 
  • Article on leaked documents
  • Former contractor’s experience
  • Trending topic mistakes

44:30 - Considering social consequences47:30 - Confronting the uncomfortable50:30 - Fitbit Example

• “How Data From Wearable Tech Can Be Used Against You In A Court Of Law”