What is it about?
Human decision-making is embedded within algorithms. Algorithms are more human than they appear.
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Why is it important?
Algorithms look like perfect calculating machines, but they aren't.
Perspectives
The way people handle decision-making, especially the way they delineate their problem space, is reflected in their design of algorithms. If you understand the person who designed the algorithm, you should be able to see this reflected in their work. This includes the heuristics or shortcuts they have used.
Dr Peter J Phillips
University of Southern Queensland
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This page is a summary of: Algorithms, human decision-making and predictive policing, SN Social Sciences, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s43545-021-00109-6.
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