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University of maryland law professor frank pasquales notable new book, the black box society, tries to come to grips with the dangers of runaway data and black box algorithms more. It was filled with intrigue and detective work both sophisticated and mundane with just the right degree of balance from beginning to end. The data compiled and portraits created are incredibly detailed, to the point of being invasive. The picture looks bleak, and the author brings many compelling examples illustrating his view. Ellison makes several profound statements about american society and the language of racism white generally symbolizes goodness and purity, while black symbolizes evil and corruption by reversing traditional blackwhite symbolism and its associated whiteisright philosophy. Frank pasquales new book the black box society is a tour of how computational intelligence has come to dominate three important parts of american life.
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