For all the harm algorithmic classification and data harvesting can do, I am surprised how terrible they are. YouTube, for instance, appears to believe I am a Latina woman.
Not sure if this unsuitability-to-task makes them worse or better?
Day: March 20, 2019, 2:23 PM
Not the Solution
if we want to reduce the amount of garbage in the world, we must work to address the root cause. this is why i have introduced legislation to make everyone’s garbage cans smaller https://t.co/NDHwKh6KXU
— Casey Johnston (@caseyjohnston) March 20, 2019
It’s even worse than that. It’s like if we made the solution to pedestrians being struck and killed by cars that the pedestrians had to wear huge flashing lights and have loud sirens going off all the time, that required carrying gigantic backpacks full of batteries.
Sen. Gillibrand’s proposal is evil and harmful, and will hurt the most the people who most require the medication. But that’s America — we throw those under the bus who don’t have the energy, time or social status to object effectively. As long as it scores political points or the prudes are happy it’s all good (see FOSTA/SESTA for another example).