Matrix, as Asher’s new counterterrorism system soon came to be known, arguably marked the beginning of our era of analytics.
But Asher, enamored with the power of his magical machines, kept talking about the five names they got right.
Many critiques of our increasingly algorithmic world focus on where algorithms fail.
A third boils down to checks and balances: Algorithms are often proprietary black boxes, closed to outside scrutiny.
He was burning through millions more buying up vast data sets that contained ever more granular information on Americans’ lives.
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