The training one receives when one becomes a technician, like a data scientist - we get trained in mathematics or computer science or statistics - is entirely separated from a discussion of ethics.

We can't just throw something out there and assume it works just because it has math in it.

There's less of a connection for a lot of people between the technical decisions we make and the ethical ramifications we are responsible for.

People are starting to be very skeptical of the Facebook algorithm and all kinds of data surveillance.

I think what's happened is that the general public has become much more aware of the destructive power of Wall Street.

When people are not given an option by some secret scoring system, it's very hard to complain, so they often don't even know that they've been victimized.

I would argue that one of the major problems with our blind trust in algorithms is that we can propagate discriminatory patterns without acknowledging any kind of intent.

Every system using data separates humanity into winners and losers.

The most important goal I had in mind was to convince people to stop blindly trusting algorithms and assuming that they are inherently fair and objective.

I know how models are built, because I build them myself, so I know that I'm embedding my values into every single algorithm I create and I am projecting my agenda onto those algorithms.

For whatever reason, I have never separated the technical from the ethical.

She stood up when he approached her, Not to hug him, but to slap him.

Ina May Gaskin is the most important person in maternity care in North America, bar none.

RADICALISM, n. The conservatism of to-morrow injected into the affairs of to-day.

The end point of rationality is to demonstrate the limits of rationality.

A lot of Playmates look like Playmates, but I look so girl-next-door and wholesome.

This tornado is in Oklahoma so clearly it has been ordered to only target conservatives.

Facts are stupid until brought into connection with some general law.

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

Walking is almost as important as breathing, for me.

If your outer life is really a reflection of the quality of your inner life, then it's a brilliant move to spend at least an hour a day working on yourself.