Automated Discrimination: The Power and Peril of Big Data

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Big Data revolutionizes the power of prediction, but can also perpetuate discrimination far beyond the constraints of human ability.
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Funded: $2,031 of $2,000
Dates: Feb 17th -> Apr 1st (44 days)
Project By: The 2016 Spring LUC honors class
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The Endgame!

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
We are rapidly moving to the end of our project, currently T-16 hours, and we want to thank you all for all of your pledges and contributions for our campaign. Thank you!   (Read More)

Happy Spring! We're Springing into Action! (Part 2)

March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Good Afternoon Fellow Victims of Big Data! We just wanted to let you all know that we are hard at work writing the book and we are making strides toward completing it! As you know we have 9 days left in the campaign and we are at less than 50% of the... (Read More)

Happy Spring! We're Springing into Action!

March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
So just to send an update to all of you, we at Loyola have just come off of Spring Break, refreshed and rejuvenated. We are starting the writing process and are really enjoying learning about Big Data and it's applications to our world! Thank you for... (Read More)

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March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who has helped us move towards our goal thus far. Thanks to you, we have been backed by 10 different people and are more than a quarter of the way to our goal. A special shout out to our top backer... (Read More)

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