I was watching Hannah Fry Aeon’s video title: Should computers run the world. After watching the video, I bought her book title: hello world. The book is a collection of real-world events driven by algorithms: medicine, crime, art, music, and legal: to mention a few.
The more I read: one part of my brain pointed towards the surveillance dystopia. The other part gave assurance about the better world.
Our human mind is irrational. Our decision-making takes account of our limited knowledge, emotion, and bias.
Algorithms depend on data. They can get biased, racist, and incorrect with the decision. If we leave ourselves at their mercy, we are doomed.
The middle ground is a mix of both: human consciousness + algorithms, the author suggests.