Excellent analysis. However I'd caution against inconsistent use of the word algorithm. ;) For example, is it a tool, or is it an entity, or is it both. I felt you danced between both, and while that is how society currently treats the concept, it leads to vague writing (and policy). Is it the algorithms we should hold accountable or the people/companies who use these tools? Would we regulate the algorithms or would we regulate the people who use the algorithms? Or both? I'm getting my firearms license soon, an instance in which both the tool and the person using it are regulated? Algorithms certainly have been weaponized...
Excellent analysis. However I'd caution against inconsistent use of the word algorithm. ;) For example, is it a tool, or is it an entity, or is it both. I felt you danced between both, and while that is how society currently treats the concept, it leads to vague writing (and policy). Is it the algorithms we should hold accountable or the people/companies who use these tools? Would we regulate the algorithms or would we regulate the people who use the algorithms? Or both? I'm getting my firearms license soon, an instance in which both the tool and the person using it are regulated? Algorithms certainly have been weaponized...