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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

Cathy O'Neil

Technology

O'Neil, a data scientist, exposes how opaque algorithms quietly govern loans, jobs, policing, and more, often amplifying inequality. Harari recommends it as a clear-eyed account of how authority is shifting from humans to Big Data algorithms — a core concern of his writing on the future of power.

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  • Yuval Noah Harari
    “Authority is shifting from humans to Big Data algorithms, which decide whether to give you a loan, offer you a job, or even lock you in jail.”

    Featured in Harari's official 'A Haphazard Guided Tour of Humanity on the Brink' Apple Books collection. Quote confirmed; full blurb opens 'In this fascinating and deeply disturbing book O'Neil explains how authority is shifting from humans to Big Data algorithms...'

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