Episode 284: 278 RR Consequences of an Insightful Algorithm with Carina C Zona

Ruby Rogues

• Episode: Episode 284: 278 RR Consequences of an Insightful Algorithm with Carina C Zona
• Website: Ruby Rogues
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• Duration: 01:02:25
• Published: 2016-09-21 14:00

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 theories

14:05 - Preventable Mistakes and Algorithmic Transparency

17:30 - 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 mistake

40:15 - Trusting humans versus trusting machines

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

44:30 - Considering social consequences

47:30 - Confronting the uncomfortable

50:30 - Fitbit Example

• “How Data From Wearable Tech Can Be Used Against You In A Court Of Law”
• “This chicken breast has a surprisingly healthy heart rate, considering it’s dead”
• OSFeels 2016 Talk by Emily Gorcenski with chicken example

Picks:

99 Bottles by Sandi Metz (David)

Vivaldi Browser (Saron)

Magnetic Sticky Notes (Saron)

Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Sam)

Ruby Remote Conf Recordings (Charles)

Rails Remote Conf (Charles)

Webinars (Charles)

Books by Howard Zinn (Corina)

On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee

Special Guest: Carina C Zona.