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> [“If we’re going to be equal before the law, or be treated equally as voters, we cannot stand for systems that drop us into different castes and treat us differently.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/if-we-re-going-to-be-equal-before-the-law-or-be-treated-equally-as/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/cathy-o-neil-11478_treated-equally_if-we-re-going-to-be-equal-before-the-la_2561027.jpg)

## More by Cathy O'Neil

> [ With recidivism algorithms, for example, I worry about racist outcomes. With personality tests \[for hiring\], I worry about filtering out people with mental health… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/with-recidivism-algorithms-for-example-i-worry-about-racist-outcomes/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [“They draw statistical correlations between a person’s zip code or language patterns and her potential to pay back a loan or handle a job.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/they-draw-statistical-correlations-between-a-person-s-zip-code-or/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [I don't think anybody's ever notified that they were sentenced to an extra two years because their recidivism score had been high, or notified…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/i-don-t-think-anybody-s-ever-notified-that-they-were-sentenced-to-an/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [The national conversation around white entitlement, around institutionalized racism, the Black Lives Matter movement, I think, came about in large part because of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/the-national-conversation-around-white-entitlement-around/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [“model’s blind spots reflect the judgments and priorities of its creators. While the choices in Google Maps and avionics software appear cut and dried,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/model-s-blind-spots-reflect-the-judgments-and-priorities-of-its/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [I would argue that one of the major problems with our blind trust in algorithms is that we can propagate discriminatory patterns without acknowledging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/i-would-argue-that-one-of-the-major-problems-with-our-blind-trust-in/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [We've learned our lesson with finance because they made a huge goddamn explosion that almost shut down the world. But the thing I realized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/we-ve-learned-our-lesson-with-finance-because-they-made-a-huge/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [“Employers, for example, are increasingly using credit scores to evaluate potential hires. Those who pay their bills promptly, the thinking goes, are more likely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/employers-for-example-are-increasingly-using-credit-scores-to/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [Google is so big you have no idea what a given person does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/google-is-so-big-you-have-no-idea-what-a-given-person-does/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [It's a standard thing you hear from startup people - that their product is somehow improving the world. And if you follow the reasoning,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/it-s-a-standard-thing-you-hear-from-startup-people-that-their-product/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [The NSA buys data from private companies, so the private companies are the source of all this stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/the-nsa-buys-data-from-private-companies-so-the-private-companies-are/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [“The algorithms would make sure that those deemed losers would remain that way. A lucky minority would gain ever more control over the data…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/the-algorithms-would-make-sure-that-those-deemed-losers-would-remain/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [“As we’ve seen, they (the companies) routinely reject applicants on the basis of credit scores and personality tests. Health scores represent a natural—and frightening—next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/as-we-ve-seen-they-the-companies-routinely-reject-applicants-on-the/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [We don't let a car company just throw out a car and start driving it around without checking that the wheels are fastened on.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/we-don-t-let-a-car-company-just-throw-out-a-car-and-start-driving-it/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

> [The public trusts big data way too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-o-neil/the-public-trusts-big-data-way-too-much/)

[Cathy O'Neil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-o-neil/)

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