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Algorithms Are Great and All, But They Can Also Ruin Lives

November 26, 2014/

As slashed budgets lead to increased staff cuts, automated systems have moved from simple administrative tools to become primary decision-makers.

In a number of cases, the problem is about more than simply finding the right algorithm for the job, but about the problematic nature of believing that any and all tasks can be automated to begin with.

By Luke Dormehl

Full Story: http://www.wired.com/2014/11/algorithms-great-can-also-ruin-lives/

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