Algorithmic Transparency: Are You Concerned Too?
October 24, 2015
I read “FTC Chair Edith Ramirez Outlines Concerns about Big Data.” The write up contained a stunning quote to note; to wit:
The agency is concerned about “algorithmic transparency,” she said, and how “algorithms can be manipulated.”
Wong asked about connected health devices. “We are very concerned about this,” Ramirez said, adding: There is this flow of health information that is happening outside of the regulatory space. We want to make sure that very sensitive information is being protected.
Interesting. Will vendors reveal what their numerical recipes are doing? A better question: If the vendors revealed their algorithms, would most people know what the algorithms were doing? Asking for transparency and understanding are, in my opinion, two different activities.
Stephen E Arnold, October 24, 2015
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