“Algorithms are like convex mirrors that refract human biases, but do it in a pretty blunt way,” Hume said.

“They don’t permit polite fictions like those that we often sustain our society with.”I really like this analogy.

“They’re actually a mirror that can enable us to directly observe what might be wrong in society so that we can fix it.

— DHH (@dhh) November 7, 2019Yes, the data, algorithm, and app appear flawed.

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