 First edition | |
| Author | Cathy O'Neil |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Mathematics, race, ethnicity |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Crown Books |
Publication date | 2016 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Awards | Euler Book Prize |
| ISBN | 0553418815 |
Weapons of Math Destruction is a 2016 American book about the societal impact of algorithms, written by Cathy O'Neil. It explores how some big data algorithms are increasingly used in ways that reinforce preexisting inequality. It was longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction but did not make it through the shortlist.[1][2][3] The book has been widely reviewed,[4] and won the Euler Book Prize.
- ^ 2016 National Book Award Longlist, Nonfiction, National Book Foundation
- ^ "The National Book Awards Longlist: Nonfiction", The New Yorker, September 14, 2016
- ^ Rawlins, Aimee (September 6, 2016), Math is racist: How data is driving inequality, CNN
- ^ See:
- Lozano, Guadalupe I., "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", MathSciNet, MR 3561130
- Braga, Filipe Meirelles Ferreira (June 2016), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Mural Internacional, 7 (1), doi:10.12957/rmi.2016.25939
- Lamb, Evelyn (August 2016), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Roots of Unity, Scientific American
- Shankar, Kalpana (September 2016), "A data scientist reveals how invisible algorithms perpetuate inequality (review of Weapons of Math Destruction)", Science
- Doctorow, Cory (September 2016), "Weapons of Math Destruction: invisible, ubiquitous algorithms are ruining millions of lives", BoingBoing
- McEvers, Kelly (September 2016), "'Weapons Of Math Destruction' outlines dangers of relying on data analytics", All Things Considered, NPR
- Hayden, Robert W. (January 2017), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", MAA Reviews
- Varis, Piia (January 2017), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Diggit
- Omitola, Tope (January 2017), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", ACM Computing Reviews
- Jain, Apurv (March 2017), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Business Economics, 52 (2): 123–125, doi:10.1057/s11369-017-0027-3, S2CID 157914174
- Schrag, Francis (March 2017), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Education Review, 24, doi:10.14507/er.v24.2197
- Bradley, James (March 2017), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 69 (1): 54
- Maloney, Cory (Spring 2017), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Journal of Markets & Morality, 20 (1): 194
- Roy, Michael (April 2017), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", College & Research Libraries, 78 (3): 403, doi:10.5860/crl.78.3.403
- Case, James (May 2017), "When big data algorithms discriminate (review of Weapons of Math Destruction", SIAM News, 50 (4)
- Arslan, Faruk (July 2017), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Journal of Information Privacy and Security, 13 (3): 157–159, doi:10.1080/15536548.2017.1357388, S2CID 188383106
- Poovey, Mary (September 2017), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 64 (8): 933–935, doi:10.1090/noti1561
- Doyle, Tony (October 2017), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", The Information Society, 33 (5): 301–302, doi:10.1080/01972243.2017.1354593, S2CID 22283226
- Mateen, Harris (2018), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, 39 (1): 285–292
- Tunstall, Samuel (January 2018), "Models as weapons (review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Numeracy, 11 (1), doi:10.5038/1936-4660.11.1.10
- Woodson, Thomas (August 2018), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Journal of Responsible Innovation, 5 (3): 361–363, doi:10.1080/23299460.2018.1495027
- Bansal, Gaurav (January 2019), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research, 21 (1): 60–63, doi:10.1080/15228053.2019.1587571, S2CID 189618193
- Verma, Shikha (June 2019), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, 44 (2): 97–98, doi:10.1177/0256090919853933
- Eusufzai, Zaki (September 2019), "Review of Weapons of Math Destruction", The Social Science Journal, 56 (3): 425–426, doi:10.1016/j.soscij.2019.04.002, S2CID 203099077