Technology & society
Data Action: Using Data for Public Good
By Sarah Williams, associate professor of urban studies and planning
MIT Press · 2020
Data inevitably represent the ideologies of those who control their use; data analytics and algorithms too often exclude women, the poor, and ethnic groups. In this book, Williams provides a guide for working with data in more ethical and responsible ways.
From Summer 2021 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News).
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