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Pasquale the black box society6/12/2023 Self-serving and reckless behavior is surprisingly common, and easy to hide in code protected by legal and real secrecy. But leaks, whistleblowers, and legal disputes have shed new light on automated judgment. Shrouded in secrecy and complexity, decisions at major Silicon Valley and Wall Street firms were long assumed to be neutral and technical. Hidden algorithms can make (or ruin) reputations, decide the destiny of entrepreneurs, or even devastate an entire economy. But who connects the dots about what firms are doing with this information? The Black Box Society argues that we all need to be able to do so―and to set limits on how big data affects our lives. The data compiled and portraits created are incredibly detailed, to the point of being invasive. Every day, corporations are connecting the dots about our personal behavior―silently scrutinizing clues left behind by our work habits and Internet use.
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