Required:
Watch (2:39 min):
TIP: Pay attention to how Cathy ONeil describes algorithms like a recipe.
Read and Watch (23min):
TIP: Pay attention to how machine learning algorithms process information and the unintended consequences that can happen.
Choose one of the following to read:
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Reflection Prompts:
1. After watching the videos, consider how algorithms work and explain how societal stereotypes and biases might beperpetuated by algorithms. Provide at least one example of this. Several are mentioned in the second video, but you are welcome to use Google or another search engine to find an example. (150-word minimum excluding citation)
2. Answer the following about the reading that you selected:a. Title and authorb. Main idea (3-5 sentences)c. What did you learn from this reading that you did not already know? (Note: if you did not learn anything new, go back and select a different reading). (200-word minimum)
