Weapons of Math Destruction

This book is a powerful critique and warning about the dangers of big data: how use of algorithms at a broad scale throughout or society to inform hiring decisions, financial offerings, policing, etc. can increase inequality and ruin the lives of vulnerable individuals. As big data becomes more ubiquitous, this book provides a compelling argument for creating accountability and applying analyses in a thoughtful way to harness their potential for good and challenge their threat to do harm.