Technically wrong : sexist apps, biased algorithms, and other threats of toxic tech
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New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2018.
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Book
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232 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Carmel Valley Branch - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2018.
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-222) and index.
Description
"A revealing look at how tech industry bias and blind spots get baked into digital products--and harm us all. Buying groceries, tracking our health, finding a date: whatever we want to do, odds are that we can now do it online. But few of us ask why all these digital products are designed the way they are. It's time we change that. Many of the services we rely on are full of oversights, biases, and downright ethical nightmares: Chatbots that harass women. Signup forms that fail anyone who's not straight. Social media sites that send peppy messages about dead relatives. Algorithms that put more black people behind bars. Sara Wachter-Boettcher takes an unflinching look at the values, processes, and assumptions that lead to these and other problems. Technically Wrong demystifies the tech industry, leaving those of us on the other side of the screen better prepared to make informed choices about the services we use--and demand more from the companies behind them."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wachter-Boettcher, S. (2018). Technically wrong: sexist apps, biased algorithms, and other threats of toxic tech . W.W. Norton & Company, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wachter-Boettcher, Sara. 2018. Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wachter-Boettcher, Sara. Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wachter-Boettcher, Sara. Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2018.
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