Assuming Quote by Cathy O'Neil Download Open image “We can't just throw something out there and assume it works just because it has math in it.” — Cathy O'Neil ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Assuming Math Mathematics
I firmly believe that mathematics does not exist outside of humans. It is something we, as a species, invent. — Keith Devlin Copy Share Image
The public does not need to be convinced that there is something in mathematics. — G. H. Hardy Copy Share Image
Mathematics is nothing more, nothing less, than the exact part of our thinking. — L. E. J. Brouwer Copy Share Image
Mathematical Reasoning is not only exact; it has its own criteria of reality. — Paul Feyerabend Copy Share Image
Mathematics may not teach us how to end world hunger, create world peace or fix a broken heart. But it does teach us that… — Savannah Yates Copy Share Image
If we can't express what we know in the form of numbers, we really don't know much about it. — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
With recidivism algorithms, for example, I worry about racist outcomes. With personality tests [for hiring], I worry about filtering out people with mental health… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
“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.… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
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… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
The national conversation around white entitlement, around institutionalized racism, the Black Lives Matter movement, I think, came about in large part because of the… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
“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,… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
I would argue that one of the major problems with our blind trust in algorithms is that we can propagate discriminatory patterns without acknowledging… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
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… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
“Employers, for example, are increasingly using credit scores to evaluate potential hires. Those who pay their bills promptly, the thinking goes, are more likely… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
It's a standard thing you hear from startup people - that their product is somehow improving the world. And if you follow the reasoning,… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
The NSA buys data from private companies, so the private companies are the source of all this stuff. — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
“The algorithms would make sure that those deemed losers would remain that way. A lucky minority would gain ever more control over the data… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
Some books are not read in the right way because they have skipped a stage of opinion, assume a crystallization of information in society… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
Our young Marines of today are courageous, willing to make sacrifices, and are marvelous team players. I am confident our Corps, and indeed our… — James T. Conway Copy Share Image
Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think. — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
Islam never differentiates between men and women as regards political rights and puts them on an equal footing. However, even if a woman is… — Yusuf al-Qaradawi Copy Share Image
Whatever your conscious mind assumes and believes to be true, your subconscious mind will accept and bring to pass. Believe in good fortune, divine… — Joseph Murphy Copy Share Image
Assuming normal winter weather, we currently anticipate the coal markets to remain difficult through 2015; while we always strive to operate a full capacity… — Joe Craft Copy Share Image
A state of mind is something that one assumes. It cannot be purchased, it must be created. — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
One must believe that every living thing whatsoever must change insensibly in its organization and in its form... One must therefore never expect to… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Copy Share Image
I think the biggest problem working with me would be that I'm an only child, and so I have an internal dialogue that goes… — Maynard James Keenan Copy Share Image
It is worth noticing that those who assume an imposing demeanor and seek to pass themselves off for something beyond what they are, are… — Richard Whately Copy Share Image
The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies. — Robert Conquest Copy Share Image