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Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "There's less of a connection for a lot of people between the technical decisions we make and the ethical ramifications we are responsible for."

There's less of a connection for a lot of people between the technical decisions we make and the ethical ramifications we are responsible for.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "People are starting to be very skeptical of the Facebook algorithm and all kinds of data surveillance."

People are starting to be very skeptical of the Facebook algorithm and all kinds of data surveillance.




Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "I think what's happened is that the general public has become much more aware of the destructive power of Wall Street."

I think what's happened is that the general public has become much more aware of the destructive power of Wall Street.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "When people are not given an option by some secret scoring system, it's very hard to complain, so they often don't even know that they've been victimized."

When people are not given an option by some secret scoring system, it's very hard to complain, so they often don't even know that they've been victimized.




Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "That's what we do when we work in Silicon Valley tech startups: We think about who's going to benefit from this. That's almost the only thing we think about."

That's what we do when we work in Silicon Valley tech startups: We think about who's going to benefit from this. That's almost the only thing we think about.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "I wanted to prevent people from giving them too much power. I see that as a pattern. I wanted that to come to an end as soon as possible."

I wanted to prevent people from giving them too much power. I see that as a pattern. I wanted that to come to an end as soon as possible.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "The NSA buys data from private companies, so the private companies are the source of all this stuff."

The NSA buys data from private companies, so the private companies are the source of all this stuff.




Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "People felt like they were friends with Google, and they believed in the "Do No Evil" thing that Google said. They trusted Google more than they trusted the government, and I never understood that."

People felt like they were friends with Google, and they believed in the "Do No Evil" thing that Google said. They trusted Google more than they trusted the government, and I never understood that.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "Google is so big you have no idea what a given person does."

Google is so big you have no idea what a given person does.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "An insurance company might say, "Tell us more about yourself so your premiums can go down." When they say that, they're addressing the winners, not the losers."

An insurance company might say, "Tell us more about yourself so your premiums can go down." When they say that, they're addressing the winners, not the losers.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "Occupy provided me a lens through which to see systemic discrimination."

Occupy provided me a lens through which to see systemic discrimination.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "I think big data companies only like good news. So I think they're just hoping that they don't get sued, essentially."

I think big data companies only like good news. So I think they're just hoping that they don't get sued, essentially.




Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "I set up a company, an algorithmic auditing company myself. I have no clients."

I set up a company, an algorithmic auditing company myself. I have no clients.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "You'll never be able to really measure anything, right? Including teachers."

You'll never be able to really measure anything, right? Including teachers.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "The disconnect I was experiencing was that people hated Wall Street, but they loved tech."

The disconnect I was experiencing was that people hated Wall Street, but they loved tech.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "There might never be that moment when everyone says, "Oh my God, big data is awful.""

There might never be that moment when everyone says, "Oh my God, big data is awful."



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "The training one receives when one becomes a technician, like a data scientist - we get trained in mathematics or computer science or statistics - is entirely separated from a discussion of ethics."

The training one receives when one becomes a technician, like a data scientist - we get trained in mathematics or computer science or statistics - is entirely separated from a discussion of ethics.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "Micro-targeting is the ability for a campaign to profile you, to know much more about you than you know about it, and then to choose exactly what to show you."

Micro-targeting is the ability for a campaign to profile you, to know much more about you than you know about it, and then to choose exactly what to show you.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "Evidence of harm is hard to come by."

Evidence of harm is hard to come by.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "My fantasy is that there is a new regulatory body that is in charge of algorithmic auditing."

My fantasy is that there is a new regulatory body that is in charge of algorithmic auditing.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "The public trusts big data way too much."

The public trusts big data way too much.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "For whatever reason, I have never separated the technical from the ethical."

For whatever reason, I have never separated the technical from the ethical.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "I know how models are built, because I build them myself, so I know that I'm embedding my values into every single algorithm I create and I am projecting my agenda onto those algorithms."

I know how models are built, because I build them myself, so I know that I'm embedding my values into every single algorithm I create and I am projecting my agenda onto those algorithms.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "The most important goal I had in mind was to convince people to stop blindly trusting algorithms and assuming that they are inherently fair and objective."

The most important goal I had in mind was to convince people to stop blindly trusting algorithms and assuming that they are inherently fair and objective.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "Every system using data separates humanity into winners and losers."

Every system using data separates humanity into winners and losers.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "I would argue that one of the major problems with our blind trust in algorithms is that we can propagate discriminatory patterns without acknowledging any kind of intent."

I would argue that one of the major problems with our blind trust in algorithms is that we can propagate discriminatory patterns without acknowledging any kind of intent.



Cathy O'Neil Quotes: "The privileged, we’ll see time and again, are processed more by people, the masses by machines."

The privileged, we’ll see time and again, are processed more by people, the masses by machines.