Answer to Question #200156 in Philosophy for ramish

Question

Do you agree with O'Neil's argument that many Big Data algorithms make the poor are particularly vulnerable to exploitation?

Answer 1

I agree with O'Neil's argument because big data algorithms such as credit scoring do not favor the poor since their credit score is low.

Big data algorithms have provided a better life than what was before. There is growth in areas of computer operations that have made life easier and attainable. We are in the era of algorithms, and the internet is made up of algorithms. The applications in our smartphones are an outcome of algorithms. Thanks to algorithms, the GPS enables people to move from one location to the next with the help of maps.