Cathy O'Neil
5 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 5, 2013 by Cathy O'Neil · said 5 times in 3 episodes since 2014 · across every show →
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Dec 5, 2013 negative
Cathy O'Neil: Data scientists must reject roles that treat them as implementers
“When mathematicians ask me how do you become a data scientist, I give them a lot of advice, but one piece of advice I have is if you interview with a business who thinks that you're an implementer and not a business person, then don't take that job.”
Dec 5, 2013
O'Neil: The hardest data science role is conveying fundamental uncertainty
“The hardest role you have with data scientists, and this is when you get the label negative, is when you're saying, we actually don't know the answer to this, and you don't either, and no one knows the answer, and we can't pretend to know the answer.”
Dec 5, 2013
Cathy O'Neil: Bad data science stems from using algorithms without understanding them
“I think a lot of bad data science happens because people are like, I don't really know how this algorithm works. I'm hoping when I press this button, something good comes out. And look, it converged, so it must be okay.”
Dec 5, 2013 negative
O'Neil: Data science is a war of moneyed interests against vulnerable people
“I think of data science as And the general modelization of everything in sight, including education, including getting a job insurance, health, it's a war. And we're losing. Like we are, this is a war of the people who have money and can go hire data scientist…”